THE NOTES ON THE AMSTERDAM; NETHERLANDS SCHIPOL ARPT CHART CAUSE CONFUSION FOR AN ACR PLT AFTER A NIGHT ARR AND AN EARLY TURNOFF ON AN UNFAMILIAR W4 TXWY.

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AFTER LNDG AT AMS ON RWY 18C; I EXITED THE RWY ON TXWY WY. THIS IS NOT NORMALLY THE TXWY THAT I USE ON THAT RWY; BUT DUE TO BEING UNUSUALLY LIGHT LNDG WT; WE STOPPED MUCH QUICKER THAN USUAL; I DID NOT REALIZE THAT UNTIL AFTER I HAD ENTERED THE TXWY; AND NOTICED THAT INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL TURN TO THE L TO TAXI TO THE GATE; IT REQUIRED A R TURN. WE TAXIED IN WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE GND CTLR DID NOT COMMENT ON OUR LOCATION. THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. THE TXWY HAS A FOOTNOTE THAT 'ENTRANCE TO TXWY W4 FROM TXWY W IS NOT PERMITTED.' WE ENTERED TXWY W FROM TXWY W4. I DID NOT SEE THIS AS A RESTR FOR US. LATER; I NOTICED A NOTE STATING THAT AFTER LNDG ON RWY 18C STOPPING AT TXWY W4 ON RWY 18C IS NOT PERMITTED. I DID NOT INTERPRET THIS AS A RESTR ON EXITING THE RWY AT TXWY W4; BUT AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT; I ASSUME THAT IS THE MEANING OF THAT STATEMENT. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS TO PREVENT OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC ON TXWY W TAXIING TO RWY 18C FOR DEP. TXWY W4 IS A HIGH SPD EXIT TXWY WITH GREEN LEAD-OFF CTRLINE GUIDANCE LIGHTING. THE UNUSUAL PHRASING OF THIS NOTE DID NOT REGISTER ON ME; POSSIBLE BECAUSE I WAS VERY TIRED AFTER FLYING ALL NIGHT AND ARRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING DARKNESS.