{"id":1037,"date":"2022-09-02T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2022-10-02T14:10:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T14:10:20","slug":"sep-2-alvalade-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transitorythoughts.com\/travel\/2022\/09\/02\/sep-2-alvalade-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep 2 Alvalade again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We decided to go back to Alvalade and see the market on Avenida Rio de Janiero. It was around noon, and the market seemed only half in business. There were lots of whole fish, fruit, veggies, cheese, and bread with clothing stalls on the side and a children’s play space. Some aisles were not in use though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An aisle of colorful veggies and fruits in the Mercado de Alvalade Norte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During lunch (veggie sandwiches) we looked at the Idealista realty website for lists of T3 apartments in the area and found a few, above and below our price target. We wondered how that lined up with Graciosa’s info that most of the planned neighborhood of the 1930s were T2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch we decided to head back to the metro to go check out the most hugely popular of Portuguese pastries, the pastel de nata. The original was created in 1837 at Past\u00e9is de Bel\u00e9m<\/a>, which must be the most widely known bakery in the country. The pastel de nata is made in almost every bakery in Portugal, and at Past\u00e9is de Bel\u00e9m it’s known as the Pastel de Bel\u00e9m (trademarked name). It’s an egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon, that’s creamy smooth with a crunchy pastry shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past\u00e9is de Bel\u00e9m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pasteis de Bel\u00e9m and coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Almost across the street from Past\u00e9is de Bel\u00e9m is a lovely garden park, Jardim Bot\u00e2nico Tropical. There were various plants, trees, birds and lots of ducks. There’s an admission fee and you can become a yearly member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entrance to the Jardim Bot\u00e2nico Tropical<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful trees in the Jardim Bot\u00e2nico Tropical border the duck pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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