I travel a lot by train. The very best thing for me about a train ride?
Once I'm in my compartment, I can make myself comfortable in my seat, sit back and relax, and nestle my body comfortably into the chair.
The passing landscapes on the journey are like a passing sea of images; my own art movie. And if at some point on longer journeys I do not want to look out of the window, I make myself comfortable with a book of poems.
Despite the many advantages of modern rail travel, train travel romance is hard to find on the ICE. Just think of the crowded carriages, delays, the rush, the unimaginative meals in the dining car.
It is quite different with the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
This is the name of today's version of the legendary Orient Express train. Tranquility, luxury, exclusive atmosphere. A luxury train trip of the ultimate, especially in the sensual company of an exclusive independent escort lady.
A trip on the Orient Express inspired Agatha Christie to her crime novel "Murder on the Orient Express". Graham Greene wrote his novel "Stamboul Train" after his stay in the luxury train. While James Bond chased a villain on the Orient Express in "Love Greetings from Moscow". The myth of the "Orient Express" has been a perennial favourite for film and literature since the very beginning of its existence.
It is also the epitome of the "Golden Twenties," a time of upscale luxury and mechanized access to the wide world across the European continent.
Renamed the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the Orient Express takes us back in time by train. Since 1982, the 17 faithfully restored original carriages have been traveling on various routes in Europe. Each private compartment on board the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express includes an original washstand and a personal steward, 24-hour service is provided.
The staff serves us welcome drinks in the bar car, and in the noble dining car we enjoy culinary works of art by a star chef at full speed. These are waiting for us on porcelain plates along with fine silver cutlery. Dark wooden tables covered with snow-white tablecloths invite us to linger and dream, as do the velvet-covered chairs and Art Deco wallpaper with floral motifs. The steward serves afternoon tea in the communal compartment. While we take our dinner, he turns the cozy cabin into a noble bed chamber with chilled champagne on the little table for special hours for two.
Whether it's to Venice, Prague, Budapest or the classic Istanbul-Paris-London route. Wherever our journey together may take us, our nostalgic train ride for two will remain in your memory forever as a uniquely exquisite experience with addictive potential.
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