Back Door Donuts, Italy

Buon giorno!

Last night, we were out on the town, wandering around and people watching, when we ran into two kids that we go to CLIDA with- Elmer and Sophie. Elmer is from Holland and Sophie is from England. We had thought they were pretty cool when we first met them, so we invited them to hang out with us. Earlier, we had heard of this place called the Secret Bakery and we wanted to find it. The reason it's a secret is because there is a law in Florence that businesses can't be open past a certain hour. This place is open all night. So everyone knows that when you go to the Secret Bakery, you have to be very quiet, and leave the area once you got what you came for.

After about 20 minutes of trying to find this hidden place, we discovered that it was much easier to find than our other friends had made it sound. We saw a large closed door, but with a light on inside, and people walking around with donuts. So, we knew it was the right place. We went inside and there were shelves of croissants, pizzas, donuts, etc. A got a little croissant, which was very good. After we left, I was so shocked at how similar this Secret Bakery's concept was to Back Door Donuts's on Martha's Vineyard, which I love. Can you believe it!? A Back Door Donuts in Italy!!! Now, we're screwed for late night. I thought Kebabs were bad late night food (which I thankfully avoided last night), but now we know where donuts are. I hope this doesn't turn into a problem! :)

I still like the real Back Door Donuts better though. Nothing will ever replace that. Everything is always warm, sticky and perfect. These baked goods hadn't been kept warm after they came out of the oven, so it was a shock biting into something room temperature that I was expecting to be at Back Door Donuts quality. Oh well!

Today I'm doing some internship cover letters and then going into the center to look for some Spring clothes. Yay! I've also booked my trip to Ireland in May with the Fanelli's! Can't wait!

Ciao!