Grand Canal

Grand Canal

Burano

Burano

Basilica di San Marco

Basilica di San Marco

Murano

Murano

Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco

Hiro

Hiro

Italy

Venice

July 2010 • I first saw the term "ephemeral city" in a 2005 article by Joel Kotkin. He wrote: The ephemeral city differs dramatically from traditional urban centers. No longer populated mainly by middle-class families and a diverse set of industries, it is dominated by a wealthy elite, part-time sojourners, hordes of tourists and those that serve them. Welcome to Venice. The weather was Hanoi hot, and there was no letup in the rumble of wheeled luggage on cobblestone, but the eye candy was worth all the jostling and hassle. On my last day, in fact, the weather was so perfect I didn't even need to use my sweat rag.

Grand Canal

Grand Canal

Burano

Burano

Basilica di San Marco

Basilica di San Marco

Murano

Murano

Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco

Hiro

Hiro

Hiro