Staycation in Amsterdam...

The Amsterdam Zuid CitizenM was also a ghost town with only 6 of the 215 rooms rented during our 2-night stay.

Loved how they used dolls to ensure distancing in the lobby. 

We covered a lot of ground in the three days, mostly walking in order to minimize using public transport. Usually completely overrun with tourists year-round, it was great to realize that many of the folks we saw were likely to be locals. 

Dam Square was empty of street performers, but not of pigeons.

Also pretty empty was the street leading to Rembrandtplein...

…and the Albert Cuypstraat Market. I was especially surprised to realize that our little local market did a better job of setting up a distanced shopping experience than this large market, which seemed to disregard any precautions.

I’ve likely included a photo of this building before, which is such a great example of how crooked the historical buildings can be. 

Jimmy was especially intrigued when we came upon this school that was being lifted up to reinforce the sinking land underneath it. 

Other random buildings we came across included this pharmacy with an entrance decorated with the chemical elements used in medicines...

…this beautiful step-gabled house...

…a big rubber duck on a rooftop (as seen from Blue-Amsterdam, a rooftop restaurant where we had lunch)…

…and Marathon Tower lit for the evening. Built in 1928 for the 1928 Olympics, the Olympic flame burned for the first time ever (as it had just been introduced) atop the bowl at the top of the tower.