Today I started the day eating the included breakfast at hostel which was great - freshly cooked pancakes, cereal, toast and crossiants.

Then I did the walking tour on which started at the hostel. It was a really nice group of people. Near the beginning of the tour I was pooed on by a big pigeon, right on top of my head!! Luckily a girl helped me clean it off, not an awesome start to the tour! . We saw a palace, some main squares, heard about the traditional music (Fado), and went to some amazing viewpoints. After the tour an australian girl and I went to lunch for together and had a walk down by the river. We went our separate ways after lunch and I spent the afternoon wandering the streets of Alfama. Incredible views and beautiful buildings. I went inside the Panteão nacional - a big church and you could go up to the dome and the terrace and see great views over the city. On the way back I bought a pastel de nata (custard tart), supposed to have originated from Lisbon and are a must have if you come here. It was great!

Before going back to the hostel I watched the sunset from the top of a big park, where I met a South African girl that I made friends with on the tour earlier. We went back to the hostel for some free garlic bread and then walked to bairro alto, where there are a lot of bars. I had a capirinha, cocktail of Brazil. It was really interesting hearing all about South Africa.

On the way back we both bought a custard tart each, a traditional way to end a great day in Lisbon.