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Day Two in Seattle started out at the same place Day One did–Pike Place Market. We headed to the famous Lowell’s Restaurant & Bar–delicious diner fare, three floors of seating and the most magnificent views of Puget Sound and the Olympic mountains.

B ordered the Farmer’s Breakfast–three eggs with ham, bacon and sausage link or patty, hashbrowns and toast–while I opted for something a little gentler on my tummy, a bran muffin with fruit cup. The muffin was piping hot when the “food runner” brought our order to our table. A delicious way to start the day!

After breakfast, B was craving something sweet. We passed the Daily Dozen Doughnut Company stand, where the line stretched about 20 people deep! B was captivated by the frying dough, and bought a bag of six to munch on.

We rented a car for the day, and headed out to see the Seattle suburbs–Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Bothell and Kenmore–and came back into the city from the north. By the time we got back to the city, we were famished. The day before, we had passed the famed Tom Douglas’ very cute Dahlia Lounge, and thought it would be a nice, romantic place to have dinner.

Our meal did not disappoint. As an appetizer, we had trout with poached egg.

B had a rotisserie roasted five spice Peking duck. He said it was perfectly cooked and very tender. He especially liked the curried fried rice it came with. The meal also came with a sweet n’ sour rhubarb chutney-like dipping sauce, which was the only thing he didn’t touch.

I had pan fried lentil cakes, which came with grilled asparagus and a fava bean salad. The lentil cakes were crispy on the outside and were mushier than I thought they would be on the inside (but still very yummy–I was just expecting them to have more texture). The fava bean salad, tossed in a vinaigrette with a little kick, was excellent.