When anyone mentions the words train travel to you, would you instantaneously think of lines of InterCity carriages in grubby railway stations being boarded by gray faced commuters? That has been lone side of roving by rail, admittedly, the commerce side - necessary, but about as much pleasurable as a jump into freezing porridge. Even so, travelling by means of rail beats car journeys hands down - no queues, no highway rage and a path smooth enough to be able to peruse, work or drink a coffee devoid of spilling it.
But perhaps you have thought there’s another side to Train Travel going on holiday by train only for the excitement of it as well as travelling to fabulous destinations throughout the UK and Europe. Visualize romance, imagine luxury, think of ease, imagine superb food and fine wine served in lavish surroundings; the trappings of a bygone ages of elegance that you thought had vanished forever.
Imagine the Orient Express.
Taking a excursion on the Orient Express is like travelling to a new and exciting world. Envision visiting great European cities like Venice and Prague over the historic Simplon Orient Express that still uses the original carriages built in the 1920s complete with fabulous Lalique Glass panels, superb Art Deco interiors and antique wood burning stoves.
It seems erroneous to class the Orient Express as merely a train; this is more like a five-star hotel on rails. If you are taking the trip from Venice to London you can voyage passing through Prague, spending a couple of days in that amazing, historic city within the luxury of its single five-star hotel. Go biking or else hiking in the sweeping Bohemian countryside where you feel you can see to the tip of the earth, or have a very less active day with a drive in an open carriage ending with a picnic. In the end of the day go back to the Orient Express for a superb meal served by white- jacketed waiters whose lone job is to anticipate your every necessity. What a life!
The romantic charisma and grandeur of the Orient Express takes you back in time; everyone dresses for ceremonial dinner, and afternoon tea is served every on fine china that Agatha Christie herself would have approved of. And not a murder in sight ?.
It has to be admitted that travelling on the Orient Express is absolutely not economical (did you expect it to be?), however it may become better price than you first think, with prices including the entire meals, service and personal accommodation. Hence if you yearn for the romance and luxury of a trip over the Orient Express, rates start from approximately £500 for London to Paris (one day), up to £5,000 for the ultimate five night trip Paris to Istanbul. Surely the trip of a lifetime!
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