They tried to go inside, but it soon became clear that the hoop would not fit through the little café door. Instead, they walked around the back of the building down a narrow, cobbled alleyway lined with moss-covered walls on both sides. They emerged into a spacious, secret garden-type courtyard, complete with curlicue wrought-iron gates, a tinkling fountain, sprawling wildflower beds, and prettily crumbling brick walls.