Amsterdam,
Netherlandshas a long and rich history. The origins of the town are from the 13th century, when fisherman living along the banks of the river Amstel built a bridge across the waterway. Wooden beams on the bridge served as a dam; they protected the city from flooding, which often flooded the settlement. The mouth of the Amstel river, formed a natural harbour, which became an important part of the berthing ships.
Amsterdamis also a city of diversity and tolerance. The city, which has all the advantages of the big city: nightlife, culture, international restaurants. It is very well connected by public transport, largely due to its extensive canal system, but a little more expensive than conventional bus. In Amsterdam the best walk is on a bike, to get around that you can one day. The city has a lot of bikes to do this as a full-fledged European capital city is full of bike lanes. During the First world war, the Netherlands remained neutral, but Amsterdam suffered the consequences of this war, when food became scarce . Women workers began to plunder the ships of the army , employees of these wives joined them, the soldiers in an attempt to stop the looting, were forced to open fire on them. In this incident, 6 people were killed and almost 100 injured.