Cheap & Yummy

You can't go too wrong with the food in Lisbon.
On my first day, I discovered the BEST cafe - a double espresso for 80 cents and a ham & cheese sandwich for E1.50. I had breakfast there for the next 3 days : )
Right below the hill from my hostel, there was this tiny, local place that served the most delicious seafood. Grilled sardines one night (E5.00) and grilled squid (E6.00) the next. The rice that came along, however, could be improved...
Egg custards are sold everywhere, but the best one is supposed to be at Belem (continue reading!).

Anyways, about Lisbon. I think "hilly" and "orange" are the 2 best words to describe the place.
- There are tons of hills in the city, many of them rather a steep incline. Unfortunately, my hostel was located on TOP of one of the hills. Dragging my suitcase up was not fun. (Oh, and followed by 4 flights of stairs!)
- The majority of the roofs are covered by orange tiles.

Day 1: Walked around Lisbon. My hostel warned me that the walks are tiring with all the hills and recommended that I take public transport. But I insisted on walking. Which was perfectly fine; not bad at all! The most popular attraction in Lisbon is probably the castle, which offers a wonderful view of the city. When I asked one of the tourists (I think German) if a certain road led up to the castle, he totally snapped back, "How am I supposed to know?" BASTARD. After giving him the evil eye, headed up that road which proved to be the correct path : ) Afterwards, I probably walked around the entire city center, entering various churches (the Se was nice). FYI - Churches are a great place to get your guide book out and decide where to go next; It's nice and cool inside and there's seating. I also wandered into the "thieves market". As the name suggests, they sell everything; it makes me wonder who'd buy some of the stuff...

Day 2: Took the tram out to Belem, most famous for its monument to exploration (I completely forgot what it's called!). Also, the tomb of Vasco da Gama is housed in its main church. Free museums are available too; I went to the Le Corbusier exhibit. Cool things to check out, but the highlight has to be their egg custard tarts!!! Cafe de Belem, I believe. Unlike many of the cafes I've been to in Lisbon, the one here is served warm! And the pie crust is パリパリ(flaky, yet crunchy). YUM, YUM, YUM. They sprinkle a bit of cinnamon sugar as well, which I could've totally done without.

Day 3: Took train out to Sintra, site of the colorful Pena Palace. At E11.00, the entrance fee was pretty hefty, but quite worth it. Although I thought the exterior was ugly (who paints a palace all pastel?!), the inside rooms were amazing! All those intricately carved walls and furniture.... (no photos allowed)
I'm sure none of you would believe me, but I met a Polish girl in my hostel who was as small as me (although skinnier and longer legs being European)! When we saw each other, we were like "OMG!!!". And we could not stop chatting about clothes and shoes sizes! She recommended this store in Krakow that sells XXS stuff - I'm there!!!