Kelle and I got up early to catch the first bus out to the designer outlet mall. I had been before and had great success so was looking forward to a return trip.

We were a little early so we stopped to have coffee (tea for me) and a pastry before arriving and getting on the bus. It is about a 45 minute drive which seems like half of it was circling around Florence. I am pretty sure we backtracked some. But no matter we arrived right as the stores were opening.

First stop Gucci where I quickly found a cute pair of loafers. Then I found a nice tan leather cross body bag. I am pretty sure it was on the men’s side but I liked it so I bought it.

Kelle wanted silver hardware and Gucci was all gold so she didn’t see anything she had to have. She wanted a fendi bag but they didn’t have what she was looking for either.

We hit up Burberry and I again found a bag. I also found a quilted raincoat. Everything in Burberry was 50% off the outlet price so I got both items for a steal. Very excited about them both.

Kelle was still looking for a purse and she had seen several that she liked but she hadn’t pulled the trigger. Finally in Prada she found her purse. A tan crossbody that also came with a leather strap if you wanted to dress it up. Had I not already bought two purses I would have bought a super cute black Prada bag. Next trip Prada will be my first stop.

We made it home with no problems this time. Which was good because my purchases were heavy. Had to clean up and get ready for our fancy dinner in Fisole, which is the hillside town overlooking Florence. The restaurant was La Reggia degli Etruschi. Our reservations were for 8 but we went a little early to catch the sunset.

Getting the cabs was a bit difficult. We were able to get one but the second one just never went through. We did however catch one on the street so we were just a few minutes behind the others.

We heard about the restaurant on Instagram. A sports guy said it was the best place he had ever eaten and that the views were incredible. He however played down the long walk up to the restaurant. The cabs let you off in the square and point you up a driveway. You can only see a short portion of the climb so it doesn’t look that bad. But then you turn and by then your legs are burning and you’re breathing heavy. Kelle tried to blame it on the altitude but it was just us. It was worth it though the view of Florence was spectacular.

The restaurant was fantastic. We had the Florentine steak, risotto, potatoes and Tuscan beans. It was a whole lot of meat. Delicious but rich. I had always wanted to do it nd gd that we did.

The cab ride home was a speed demon race but we made it safely home. Tomorrow off to Bologna.