Back to photostream

ORIENT EXPRESS - 3

With sleeping carriages and restaurant cars in place, Nagelmackers was finally able to fulfil his dream and on 4th October 1883 the first Orient-Express train service was inaugurated. The initial route ran from Paris to Giurgi (on the Danube in Romania), via Strasbourg, Vienna, Budapest and Bucharest.

2,215 views
4 faves
4 comments
Uploaded on September 1, 2008
Taken on September 1, 2008