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Lakeland, Florida (1999
city pop. est. 75,177)
By the time we'd flown from D.C. to Orlando, gotten our baggage and picked up our car at
Avis,
it was pushing 4 PM. We drove as far as Lakeland. We would get an early start for the Gulf Coast in the morning (to see as much of Florida as possible, our plan was
not to drive after dark.). We had reservations at the AmeriSuites
a few miles off I-4. It turned out to offer better accommodations than Holiday Inns and
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Welcome to Lakeland Drag
Strip
Lakeland, Fl. is the home of the Lakeland
Drag Strip where the slogan is,
"Welcome to Lakeland Drag Strip -- where Traction is the Action!"
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We wanted Italian food. The unanimous recommendation was Mario's Italian Restaurant. In one listing,
Mario's is right up there (and properly, we decided) with such other fine
other Lakeland dining establishments
as TGI Fridays, Hooters, and Farmer Jones Red Barn. Lakeland, Florida probably has
something to recommend it. We were not inclined to search further for it. |
