Today we went out the to Burbs. We took a short trolley ride out to Belem. The Stop for the trolley is right outside of Ministerio dos Jeronimos a 5oo year old monistary build to commemorate Vasco da Gama’s “discovery” India. The Manueline Architecture is very decorative and beautiful.
After we walked to the Torre de Belém the Second half of the World Heritage site. All that walking made us in need of a snack. Luckily Belem has a crazy good pastry shop Pasteis de Belem where you can get Pasteles de nata. Pasteles de nata are little backed custard filled deliciousness toped with cinnamon and powered sugar which go great with Bica an espresso shot.
After our Snack we headed over to Cultural Center of Belem to check out the Berardo Collection. This is a modern art museum created from the art collection on José Manuel Rodrigues Berardo is free to get into. Some highlights include the Death Star a sphere of 18K bullets, a Green room sensory deprivation chamber, and enchanted flower field full of neon flowers.
After heading back to Lisbon, we decided to check out Barrio Alto. The hipster nightspot with bars, clubs and swanky restaurants. After walking around for awhile, we happened upon a restaurant called Pedro das Arrabias. There, I had my first taste of Moroccan food – a delicious dish of chicken, cinnamon, dried grapes over couscous. It was all cooked in a tangine. Then we checked out a few bars in Barrio Alto and headed home.
M. Montoya 