After five days at the hot springs, I had booked a week in the city. I chose The Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center, a kind of Radisson-level place that had a kitchen and seemed comfy, but was reasonably priced.
The first night we arrived we were hungry, so we were looking online and found a nearby place called Red Lantern Steak & Spirits. The directions were really weird, directing us to go outside and travel in a big circle. It seemed illogical, so we just went to the lobby and there it was, a diner right inside our hotel. I had a really good BLT and creme brulee. Anne ordered another hamburger.
The hotel had breakfast included, but it wasn’t very good. They had nice baked goods and a breakfast fried rice full of bacon and ham and sausage, which I have never seen before. But the rest was soft bacon and eggs that seemed reconstituted from a bag.
Our view facing west
Sunrise from a window in the hallway
The hotel was about 5 blocks from the downtown area with cute little boutiques and restaurants. I really liked the art in one of the shops, but couldn’t take them home, so I just photographed them.
There was a piano in a little mini mall with this sign
I became obsessed with the Creperie and ate there a few times. My favorite thing was that they had a cheesecake-inspired cream filling.
The second-best thing on the menu was an unusual chopped shrimp salad stuffed into an avocado. It tasted better than it looks, but people passing by kept remarking on it.
This dog has seen some things.
An out-of-place but cool art deco building
