This update comes from the sunny rooftop of our penthouse in Santa Barbara as my first of 2 3+ weeks stay per year was cancelled/ extended for obvious viral issues.
What`s true is, the city is starving. With such a huge dependency on the tourist trade and even the day trippers from nearby European countries, it’s dead. A friend sent a video of Dam Square which is usually filled with thousands of people and the shot I received included 1 car and not one person.
My stam cafe, neighborhood bar/ restaurant is, like all others, closed and desperate to re-open. All of the employees are pinching coins to make it work. And the worst part, is there is not a clear idea as to when this all will be re-established.
Other local friends have stated they are busting to get out and about and many are doing it at the risk of not being safe. It goes on and on, but as we all know, these times will pass and good times will prevail. Here’s to that being sooner than later.
Proost,
Blake