The whistle blows across the platform at Paris Gare de lEst and the train begins to move. You settle into a compartment of polished wood, velvet upholstery, and brass fittings that has not changed its appearance in a century. The Orient Express is not the fastest way to cross Europe. It is the most memorable. […]
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Paris is the most visited city in the world, the luminous capital of France whose legendary monuments (the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre), incomparable art collections, world-dominating gastronomy, and ineffable romantic atmosphere draw more than 40 million visitors annually to the banks of the Seine. The City of Light has been the global standard for […]
