Foreigners Everywhere

Or: I'm a Stranger Here Myself.

There are roughly 2.5 billion more people in the world since the last time I visited Venice and every single one of them was crammed into Piazza San Marco this weekend.

My friend Katie purchased a 5€ pink umbrella from a street vendor, which was mangled into the shape of a downmarket Kentucky Derby fascinator in less than five minutes, thanks to all the…