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Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe (1991) by Bill Bryson describes riding the train in 1973, when it was a run-down and neglected route. The Orient Express (1992) a novel by Gregor von Rezzori follows a European American who, having ridden the original Orient Express in his youth, returns late in life to ride the refurbished version.
English: Historical map of the Orient-Express with various destinations Français : Différents trajets de l'Orient-Express au cours du temps Հայերեն: Orient-Express Historic Routes (en).svg
In 2018, Accor began renovation work on 17 CIWL carriages from the defunct Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express, which date back to the 1920s and 1930s, to create a modern Orient Express. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Two services will be operated, Central Europe (France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Czechia) and the mythic/original route (France, Germany, Austria ...
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Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits [a] (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲi ɛ̃tɛʁnasjɔnal de vaɡɔ̃ li], lit. ' International Sleeping-Car Company ') is a Belgian-founded French company known for providing and operating luxury trains with sleepers and dining cars during the late 19th and the 20th centuries, most notably the Orient Express.
Orient Express La Minerva, set to open in central Rome in spring 2025, is the first hotel to be opened under the latest incarnation of the legendary brand. Another hotel and a pair of branded ...
Traffic increased so rapidly that already by July 15, 1885, a second track through the tunnel was opened, as had been planned since the beginning of the project. The most renowned train on the Arlberg route was the Orient Express, from London to Bucharest, which had only first-class compartments and parlors.
Two-dimensional maps can be deceptive: the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth is rarely a straight line. Take the journey I have just made, on a Korean budget airline ...