Invisible Cities

The short descriptions from the article were incredibly vivid in what they were trying to portray. Instead of talking about a city as a city planner or from an architectural or political point of view, the descriptions take on a more emotional quality. The anecdotes are all specific experiences and personally attributed aspects of cities. Specific sights and sounds are described in vivid detail with little or no value judgements. One can just take the words for what they are. There is also a certain sense of universality to the snippets that can apply to almost any city. Overall, it was a very interesting and engaging read.