The first was one we heard about from Portuguese friends before we left. The taxi driver from the Lisbon airport even mentioned it too. It's the pastel de Belem, and it was worth the special trip. Here's a photo of Jacob elbowing his way to the counter (after he paid) to get them. 
They're little custardy pastries, and the bakery gives you cute little packets of powdered sugar and cinnamon to put on them. Absolutely delicious. 
The other really amazing pastry was one we just stumbled upon. It's an entire apple--skin and all--baked into a flaky, gorgeous pastry. They core the apple and put a cinnamon stick in its place before wrapping it in pastry and baking it. The apple inside gets really mushy and yummy. 
And because we feel pastry-eating should be a family affair (and the apple was nice and soft), Gavin enjoyed some too. 
Here are a few more pastry/bread photos in case you needed to see more. (The very first photo and very last photo on this post are in Spain; the rest are in Portugal.)
And because we feel pastry-eating should be a family affair (and the apple was nice and soft), Gavin enjoyed some too. Here are a few more pastry/bread photos in case you needed to see more. (The very first photo and very last photo on this post are in Spain; the rest are in Portugal.) 
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Ooh -- the pastry with an apple baked in it? I had something quite like that at an Amish bakery in Philadelphia. Super-yummy. It looks like you three had a fun trip!
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