Finally Fiesole

The residence where we stay is close to the small town of Fiesole, in the hills above Florence. I run up towards there but have never actually seen the place/
Tonight, after a long day, (and a short night, I was working on a presentation til the early hours and up again at 5am for more typing) the last thing I wanted to do was to return straight to the apartment and start working again.
So I kidnapped the girls in the car and rather than going home, we went straight up to Fiesole to have a look.
It was a hazy day, but the views were lovely down onto the city, and even better onto the olive groves around the village. Even better was the welcome respite from the heat - it really has been scorching - still above 35c when we leave work at more or less 6pm.
After a stroll we stopped for an aperitivo at the exorbitant and well below average Blu Bar - avoid it! then realised that the spontaneity in not going home meant that we were all without food, the shops were shut.
So the only thing to do was to go for a pizza at the place near to us - I'Giuggiolo on Viale Righi. We had pizza, nice but could have done with a bit less charcoal effect on the base! But I think we have been missing out by not trying the coccole - like the dough balls in Pizza Express - which are served with proscuitto and stracchino cheese. Almost everyone in the place seemed to be munching through them with gusto!
And now its only one more (half) day in the office til the MBA XVII gang arrive. Wally is coming by car from Bologna, and will be here in time to meet us at the station where we will greet Chris and Ciccio coming off the train at 9pm.
The following morning Vlasta should arrive, and also Dani and his girlfriend, Amalia, and Ale.
I can't wait to see everyone again - it will be quite the weekend! Expect a lively post on Monday!