Trip day 4

Currently at an Internet Cafe on the bank of a canal in Utrecht. Amazingly beautiful city with its canals, cobbled streets and shops. There is very little motor vehicle action on the streets, just cyclists and pedestrians. Although I can't understand the people I overhear, the tone of their speech leads me to believe they are a relatively cheerful bunch. At the train station I booked my ticket for Tuesday's high speed rail trip from Rotterdam to Paris where the representative spoke great English, as did the gentleman who got me a McChicken at McDonalds here in Utrecht.
The train from Amsterdam cost 6 euro and took about 40 minutes. The effiency of the service is remarkable. The infrastructure of the whole country is impressive, but when I consider the population density of the country I shouldn't dwell on it's superiority to Canada's.
Regarding hostels, I've found the "party atmosphere" which I wasn't really looking forward to, to be absent. At the two hostels I've stayed at so far, it seems sleep is predominant purpose of staying at a hostel. Last night 4 of the 5 other people in my room were asleep at 8PM, and at 7:30 this morning still weren't awake.
On food, I had some great beef shawarma in Amsterdam last night at Mamas just down the street from the hostel.