Once again I’m having fun reviewing the search terms that bring folks to this blog. The lamb spiedini thing keeps popping up; guess I’ll have to do some additional research when time permits.
Yesterday, someone dropped by the blog, apparently looking for good restaurants in Gaeta, Italy. I have to be honest; I ate a lot of restaurant meals in Italy (and have the waistline to prove it), but my favorites weren’t in Gaeta. Nevertheless, there are a few places we ate at pretty regularly, and here they are:
Calpurnio, in old Gaeta, Vico Castani, 4. This restaurant is a wonderful summer evening stop because they have dozens of outdoor tables, with shading. Their pizzas are excellent. They also serve good seafood pasta. Their menu looks the same all year ’round, but you may find that some dishes aren’t available because they’re out of season, or because…it’s Italy, and that’s how things work. All menu items aren’t necessarily available all the time.
Flamingo, in Hotel Flamingo, on the corner of Corso Italia and Via Bologna. Another great summertime stop. Excellent pizzas. You don’t have to be a hotel guest to drop by for a pizza. Spinning (stationary bike) classes are offered some evenings and contribute loud music to the atmosphere.
Atratino. Via Atratina, 141. Atratino serves Gaeta’s best lasagne. Service is attentive and many waiters speak English. Quality is uniform, and the staff is accustomed to large groups and families.
Now I’m hungry.
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August 31, 2007 at 10:50 pm
At least this search term makes sense. The most common search term leading people to my blog is, and I’m not making this up, “mound of dirt.” That phrase appears in one of my entries. Why in heaven’s name are people looking for “mound of dirt?” Well, there’s one blocking an abandoned section of old State Road 37 south of Indianapolis, and a growing number of people are seeing the photo of it that I have posted. Riveting.
Good thing dinner’s over or I’d be wanting some of that pizza at a shaded table on a warm summer evening.
September 1, 2007 at 1:49 am
“Mound of dirt”?? Too funny. Actually, I get a lot of visitors via the terms “lamb spiedini,” “leftover lamb,” and “spiedini grill.” Who knew lamb cubes on skewers were so popular?
I was on new State Road 37 a couple of weeks ago, but I guess I don’t know quite where the old road is. (Next time, I will look for the mound of dirt…)
September 1, 2007 at 2:12 am
As you drive along SR 37, segments of its original alignment lie shortly to the east and west. The mound of dirt is on one of these segments, in the county south of Indy. Google Maps shows most of the old segments, labeling them “Old IN 37.”
September 1, 2007 at 2:52 am
I’ll have to look next time I’m in Johnson County. I go there a couple of times a year. I’m still trying to figure out why anyone would Google “mound of dirt” – but, then, I seem to be Queen of Lamb Cubes – who am I to question the minds of others?