Monday- Sintra, Portugal at the Casa Miradouro

Bill and I are very much enjoying our room in the pink and white striped manor house. The gardens , despite it being late November, are quite lovely.
The town is gorgeous. It's very hilly so the narrow streets (with fast moving cars) are very steep. There are a number of old manor houses in town. Some look to have been empty for some time and are for sale. You can tell which are occupied because they inevitably have a pair of dogs outside.

We made our way from the train station into town - past the very lovely town hall- with no problem. In the center of Sintra is the National Palace. It is an interesting building whose room's names reflect the paintings on the ceilings. Bill's favorite was the Magpie Room. The King was once caught by his Queen as he was kissing a noblewoman in that room. He named the room the Magpie Room when he grew tired of the Court's gossip after the incident.