Amsterdam is known for being the wealthiest city in 17th century.Ships sailed from Amsterdam to the Baltic Sea,North America, and Africa as well as present day Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Brazil forming the basis of a world wide trading network. Canal cruise in Amsterdam are now the most popular tourist attraction in the country with over 3 million paasengers a year.
The first pleasure cruise in history of the Amsterdam canals took place in 1621 when Queen Elisabeth stuart of Bohemia was welcomed into the city in a parade of festively decorate admiralty sloops with thousands of amsterdammers cheering on bridges and canal-sides.
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