If you are wondering about the choice of “Amazeballs” for use in this title, I was, until recently, just like you. Our travel buddy Lisa, whom you met in Evora, used the term occasionally. In Lisbon, we went out with Lisa and several of her colleagues from Cambridge, and she used the term. I asked, (expecting a joke) whether “amazeballs” is a common English term. I was very surprised to learn that not only is it common, but it has been accepted into the Oxford Dictionary (click on link to see the entry). And to be perfectly honest, our evening at an amazing wine cafe just down from the castle was quite amazeballs.
We stayed at “Famous Crows” in Belém. On the map it looks pretty close to the old town. The reality is slightly different. We were, however, right next door to Pastels de Belém, home of the Pastel de Nata (Portuguese custard tart). During the day, there are lines of up to hundreds of people waiting to buy the delicious little morsels.
Next to this, was the Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a massive monastery built in the Manueline style.
The rest of Lisbon was great when we found it. We’d definitely go back.
