Belém is known for a few things. The first is the Tower of Belém, which was supposed to be this giant fortress thing but then they were like nah I'm not about that, let's actually just make it a lookout tower. Consequently, it's pretty small but had amazing views over the river and bridge.
You can't tell super well, but that's water way down there and I'm leaning out a window. Kudos to me for not dropping my phone, yeah!
After a delicious lunch of Portuguese meatloaf and green wine (which I didn't think was a thing, but after trying it I've come to the conclusion that it's basically just moscato. Which was a-okay with me!), we tried the second (and most important) thing Belém is known for:
PASTÉIS DE BELÉM
The brown packet is cinnamon and the white is confectionary sugar. Inside this magical puff pastry is cream custard filling. A lifetime of happiness in one small package.
After recouping at the hostel after all that awesome food, we met up with two more friends we'd met at our hostel in Madrid! They were from Virginia and New York, but both go to University of Delaware and are studying abroad in Portugal for the semester. They showed us around a bit and then (as a surprise to no one) we got MORE FOOD! One of the lovely ladies found a restaurant where they give you this really hot cooking block with your slab of meat on it, complete with salt and two sauces so that you can marinate and cook your meat to your own liking!
This was definitely one of the best ideas anyone's ever had. I was super impressed and enjoyed every single bite. That slab of rock stayed hot for a wicked long time!
Tummies happy, we explored some more before turning in. One more day in Portugal, then off to Germany!
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