Seine River Cruise with Nice, France and Monaco and Portugal for my natal day celebration in Europe.

It was my dream to celebrate my birthday in Eiffel tower.

Did that after my tour with Gate 1 – Paris to Paris, Seine River cruise.

The Monarch Countess used to be an Avalon ship, but, was not better than

Viking Tialfi . The suite has only one room and quite small, however, the bathroom was bigger.

One compliments the other and with thousands lesser than Viking, Gate 1 was a lot better.

Food and services were excellent. They deserved a huge tip!

We also tried Delta One.. it is no better than Qatar, JAL and Emirates, sorry!

Delta One, business class of Delta..

Being French at Monarch Countess
Rembrandt, the windmill and I in Amsterdam

I did not want to waste more funds going back and forth to Europe, so , I extended our trip to

Nice, France to see Monaco and finally to get a taste of Portugal.

True enough, there are too many places to see . I will go back to Portugal in the future.

in Normandy , France for the d-day.
A surprise from Gate 1 for my birthday celebration.
In Sintra, Portugal, an hour away from Lisbon.
In Lisbon, Portugal

It is indeed imperative to be financially stable to experience what I am doing

in my life.. everything cost a fortune.

My natal day celebration in 2025, was lovely and full of memorable moments made by Gate 1 travel company

and through my very generous husband.

I have completed 84 countries at this time.

My 85 and 86th countries will be an adventure, not a leisure trip.. Hm,, where can it be?

Your guess is as good as mine..

At Eiffel Tower
The Monte-Carlo Casino in Monaco , the second smallest country
At the Madame Brasserie in Eiffel tower for dinner for my birthday splurge.