While the long-distance, trans-Europe Orient Express train immortalized by crime author Agatha Christie no longer exists, the name lives on, still synonymous with old fashioned glamor.Luxury travel company Belmond operates an Orient Express homage between London and Amsterdam, and Accor – as well as having grand plans for the rediscovered Malaszwewicze carriages – is also launching an Italy-based Orient Express service in 2023. When Mettetal first peeked inside the carriages at Malaszwewicze station, he was struck by the fact that, while they hadn't been used for at least a decade, there was "almost no damage, just the wear and tear of time." "All the decorations were intact and it was as if time had stood still," Mettetal told CNN Travel in July. That's when d'Angeac stepped in. Read the full article at cnn.com

Source: CNN October 13, 2022 16:49 UTC