The ‘Orient Express’ is a real train
$2,300 for a one-night trip. That’s the starting rate to go from Florence to Paris aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a historic luxury train operated by the LVMH-owned Belmond travel brand.
Other routes cost more — much more.
In the 1970s, American James Sherwood, Belmond’s founder, bought several dilapidated carriages at an auction. By 1982, he had located — and restored to their former grandeur — enough original carriages to form the Venice Simplon-Orient Express that still operates today.
CNBC 7 October 2021
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/07/where-does-the-orient-express-go-train-has-new-european-routes.html
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