The next day we decided to return to Fiesole and see it a little closer. We took a bus up, and had so much fun just wandering around! We went through a Roman Amphitheater that they still use, a Roman bath house, and an Etruscan temple. We saw Salvatore Ferragamo's house, and got to go inside the local cathedral. I got on a little bit of a door fetish and took a bunch of pictures of the beautiful doors there! (It will get you excited for my fountain fetish when we get to Rome!)
We found an ancient monastery that had been converted into a restaurant, but wasn't open yet for the day. Next to it on the hill was an INCREDIBLE view of Florence--too bad it was an overcast day, the picture just doesn't do it justice! There were a couple of padlocks on the fences there--locked to nothing, just the fence. Weird, but we didn't find out what those were until Rome, so neither will you. ; ) Fiesole was simply beautiful--probably more crowded in better weather, but we liked having it (almost) all to ourselves! Afterwards, we went back to Il Duomo, went shopping along Mercato Centrale, bought me some scarves (so I could last through this trip--MUCH colder than I anticipated!), and stopped at a little corner cafe for dinner. Then, of course, more cinnamon gelato. I asked, but they don't ship gelato. Not even for their favorite customer.
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