Fiesole

Today we went to Fiesole. It was roughly about a half hour bus ride from the Santa Maria Novella train station. Riding the bus wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't get pick-pocketed and I've been in way more crowded buses back in Los Angeles. 

Fiesole is gorgeous. The air is so fresh and crisp. This was also the first time I've seen nature in Europe; there was plenty of beautiful trees and green grass. I want to live there. Because in Florence, there is hardly any grass and trees in the city. 

We looked at the Etruscan and Roman ruins at the Fiesole museums. I wish we could've explored more despite the fact that I was pretty tired and I just wanted to nap on the grass. I preferred the Bandini museum, which housed religious art, over the other museum (I forgot its name) that primarily had Etruscan and Roman artifacts. 

After the museum visits, we walked up a steep street to a spot that has a wonderful view of the city. The Duomo was visible from there. Unfortunately, the view was more smoggy than I would have liked, but we plan on going back again for some fresh air and hot chocolate. From the lookout spot, we walked up to a monastery, which was also pretty amazing. I wish we had access to more rooms though.

We didn't want to leave after being there for only about four hours, so my roommates and I grabbed some dinner and left around 7PM. We were able to get seats on the bus ride back home and as we were going down, the sun was setting and it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. 

Fiesole deserves more than a two-thumbs up or an A++.

Two of my roommates, Kylee and Apolonia.