In the “it’s a small world” category, Gulliver’s Restaurant ranks as one of the first places I went on a date after I moved to Chicago.  So, for that reason alone, it’s got a special place in my heart.  While famous for their pizza, I adore their spinach fettuccini with pesto sauce and coconut cranberry smoothie.

Yeah, I know. I have weird food tastes. 🙂

But that’s not what makes the place special.  The original owners loved antiques, and the entire place is filled – and covered – and jam packed – with Victoriana and art nouveau objects of all kinds.  There are hundreds of light fixtures, bass relief carvings, statuary, mirrors, frames, stained glass, and even one of the largest crocks ever made:  “Our feature piece is Royal Doulton crock which is five feet tall and weighs about 500 pounds.” (From their website.)  Sadly, their website does not feature a picture gallery, but you can read more about them, here.

Thank you for joining us for the A-Z Blog Challenge.  If you’re blogging in the challenge, please leave us a link so I can come visit you too.  If you have a moment, please check out these other fine blogs:

The theme at Noony’s blog, Explore the Worlds of A. Catherine Noon, is The A To Z of the Zoo.  Join her as she explores Brookfield Zoo and finds animals, birds, and insects from A to Z.

Noony’s theme on Knoontime Knitting – One Writer’s Journey Into 3-D craft blog is Letterforms In Nature and the Built Environment.

The Nice Girls Writing Naughty have a new home, and we’re blogging in the challenge again this year.  Throughout the month you’ll be hearing from each of the Nice Girls, and during the RT Booklovers Convention from April 12th to the 17th, you’ll be getting live convention reports.  Join the conversation!

The Writer Zen Garden’s brand new website is up and running, and we’re bringing you posts from Noon & Wilder; the talented Darla M. Sands – a blogger in her own right, see below; as well as Grace Kahlo, Evey Brown, and author Tina Holland.  Check it out!

Our friends who are participating in the challenge (and if you’re not on this list, tell me and we’ll add you!):

• Darla M. Sands, Awakening Dreams and Conquering Nightmares with a Pen
• Kari Trenten, The Cauldron of Eternal Inspiration

Write on, and Happy Blogging!