The Secret Bakery:
One night on our way home we noticed a smell that could not be ignored. It actually smelt like heaven. We followed the smell down a random, sketchy road and saw a group of people lined up outside of what looked like an apartment building. We watched a guy knock on the door and a woman opened it. She whispered that he wanted a nutella croissant, handed the woman a euro, and the door shut. A couple minutes later the woman came back out and handed the guy a freshly baked croissant. Of course we hopped in line and got a delicious baked good. This "secret bakery" opens at 2 am every morning and sells the fresh baked goods that they are preparing for the day. There is a sign that says "be quiet" and we were told that if you are too loud the people living in the apartment across the street open the window and pour water on the people talking.
The Diner:
We were exploring the city when we came across a little restaurant that said "American coffee served here" this caught our attention very fast. Don't get me wrong I've yet to have a bad Italian meal, but sometimes we are just in the mood for some regular American food.
The Gelato Festival:
Here in Italy they take gelato very seriously. On Wednesday we did not have class due to the gelato festival that was coming to town. There were tents of different gelato vendors in a couple of the main plazas there were even gelato cocktails. One of my roommates had to go to the festival to taste different gelato flavors in order to write her paper for class. We finally found a little gelateria that serves the best homemade gelato in Florence. A gelato a day keeps the doctor away?
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