{"id":3622,"date":"2000-04-08T19:45:55","date_gmt":"2000-04-09T02:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2018-02-28T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:42:42","slug":"fiesole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2000\/04\/08\/fiesole\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiesole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-3622\">\n<p>When the weather is clear and warm, you must take the number 7 bus from  the    train station out to Fiesole. Fiesole is an old town (it dates back to  the original    Etruscans that settled before Firenze existed) on a hill that  overlooks Firenze.    Its small and charming. We ate at Ristorante Aurora overlooking  Firenze outside    in the sun under a canopy of grape vines; I had a pumpkin gnocchi with  nut sauce    that was to die for, followed by veal in a green peppercorn sauce. I think this is the most memorable part of the  trip for    me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3623\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3623\" data-attachment-id=\"3623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2000\/04\/08\/fiesole\/fiesoleteatroromano\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif?fit=228%2C205&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"228,205\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teatro Romano Ticket\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Teatro Romano Ticket&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif?fit=228%2C205&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3623\" title=\"Teatro Romano Ticket\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif?resize=228%2C205\" alt=\"Teatro Romano Ticket\" width=\"228\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif?w=228&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/FiesoleTeatroRomano.gif?resize=150%2C134&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teatro Romano Ticket<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I finished reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0684801299\/o\/qid=956404282\/sr=2-2\/102-6040645-4543207\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-Hills-Africa-Scribner-Classics\/dp\/068484463X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJ575TFCTD2TUN5TQ%26tag%3Dalnathnuse-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D068484463X\">Green Hills of Africa (Scribner Classics)<\/a> and was reminded again of how much I like  Hemmingway&#8217;s    writing (I can thank a professor in an English class at George Mason  University    for turning me on to Hemmingway). I noticed one interesting thing  about the    book &#8211; normally Hemmingway wrote in short, sturdy sentences, but  sometimes in    this book he would write in long, run-together sentences when he was  recalling    or dreaming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-3622\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 3622);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-3622\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-3622\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the weather is clear and warm, you must take the number 7 bus from the train station out to Fiesole. Fiesole is an old town (it dates back to the original Etruscans that settled before Firenze existed) on a hill that overlooks Firenze. Its small and charming. 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