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1 SEPTEMBER, ORIENT EXPRESS the luxury train are arrived in Bucharest on the 11 travell.
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.
Gwen is a 1932 built First class Pullman Kitchen car with 20 seats. Constructed by Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd for the Brighton Belle. In 1948 was used to carry the Queen Mother to Brighton. In use with the Brighton Belle until withdrawn in 1972. Preserved as a restaurant at The Horseless Carriage, Chingfordand later at the Colne Valley Railway
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The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express plies an original route of the legendary train; panache, allure, continental charm, a heady mix of pre-war glamour and style deliver one of the world's top train journeys.
The second Scottish allocated Class 47 to pass Marks Tey on this day - on successive trains. Extraordinary!
London Victoria-Colchester-Newmarket (for races) special. Stabled at Cambridge before returning.
Certainly the best-known luxury train, travelling on the ‘Orient Express’ is considered an essential rite of passage for anyone seeking sophisticated experiences and life-long memories.
The legendary Orient Express train is a work of art in itself and a true Art Deco icon that is famous the world over. Romance, adventure and the mystery of the past are all intimately bound up in journeys that visit some of the most alluring continental cites. As with many trains of this style, it is evocative of a more gracious, elegant age of travel. Delightful vintage cabins, gastronomic cuisine with delicious afternoon teas and exquisite four course dinners along with lively on-board entertainment make a journey aboard this iconic train one of the world’s finest travel experiences.
Photo: Fiona Bibby, The Travel Architect
Certainly the best-known luxury train, travelling on the ‘Orient Express’ is considered an essential rite of passage for anyone seeking sophisticated experiences and life-long memories.
The legendary Orient Express train is a work of art in itself and a true Art Deco icon that is famous the world over. Romance, adventure and the mystery of the past are all intimately bound up in journeys that visit some of the most alluring continental cites. As with many trains of this style, it is evocative of a more gracious, elegant age of travel. Delightful vintage cabins, gastronomic cuisine with delicious afternoon teas and exquisite four course dinners along with lively on-board entertainment make a journey aboard this iconic train one of the world’s finest travel experiences.
Photos: VSOE Ltd
Stazione di Sirkeci mentre guardavo questa facciata mi veniva in mente Agata Christie, Mata Hari. la neve.........tutto molto affascinante
Voiture Restaurant n°2979 "Riviera" del Pullman Orient Express (POE) di SNCF sul TS96102 da Roma Ostiense a Civitavecchia
Certainly the best-known luxury train, travelling on the ‘Orient Express’ is considered an essential rite of passage for anyone seeking sophisticated experiences and life-long memories.
The legendary Orient Express train is a work of art in itself and a true Art Deco icon that is famous the world over. Romance, adventure and the mystery of the past are all intimately bound up in journeys that visit some of the most alluring continental cites. As with many trains of this style, it is evocative of a more gracious, elegant age of travel. Delightful vintage cabins, gastronomic cuisine with delicious afternoon teas and exquisite four course dinners along with lively on-board entertainment make a journey aboard this iconic train one of the world’s finest travel experiences.
Photos: VSOE Ltd
Perúrail, which belongs to the Orient Express group, offers daily train services between Cusco and Aguas Calientes, access to Machu Picchu.
Four hour train ride, "Vistadome" - 112km.
OR:
The most rewarding way to go to Machu Picchu is by walking the Inca Trail, 39km, 30 Inca sites, the complete walk requires four days.
OR:
Helicopter.
Obs. There is no highway.
The stunningly turned out Bulleid Merchant Navy No. 35028 'Clan Line' stands at Victoria having brought in an Orient express lunch excursion.
"Secrets et confidences d'Orient" de Fatna Pham, mis en scène par Alain Tocque
La Vista Théâtre de la Méditerranée, Montpellier, du mercredi 22 au dimanche 26 mai : www.billetreduc.com/88341/evt.htm
Photos © Thierry Charles et compagnie Orient Expressions