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Venice Simplon Orient Express: Video guide

The Man in Seat 61
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A guide to the Venice Simplon Orient Express luxury train. How much does it cost? How to buy tickets? When does it run? For all of that, see https://www.seat61.com/Venice-Simplon... The video shows the VSOE check-in at London, brunch on the British Pullman train to Folkestone, crossing the Channel by coach on the Eurotunnel shuttle train, and the Continental train from Calais to Paris & Venice showing the sleeping-cars, bar, all 3 restaurant cars & the excellent food at dinner. The VSOE takes the Arlberg & Brenner route to Venice, so also see the Arlberg Pass scenery video at    • Arlberg Pass: Zurich to Innsbruck by ...   and the Brenner Pass scenery video at    • Brenner Pass: Innsbruck-Verona by Eur...  . Oh, and on a personal note, at 00:07:13 in this video you'll see S-type sleeping-car 3425 at Paris. In that very end vestibule of 3425 right in front of the camera, Mrs Seat61 & I accidentally got engaged in a snowstorm somewhere in …...more
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Venice Simplon Orient Express: Video guide
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A guide to the Venice Simplon Orient Express luxury train. How much does it cost? How to buy tickets? When does it run? For all of that, see https://www.seat61.com/Venice-Simplon... The video shows the VSOE check-in at London, brunch on the British Pullman train to Folkestone, crossing the Channel by coach on the Eurotunnel shuttle train, and the Continental train from Calais to Paris & Venice showing the sleeping-cars, bar, all 3 restaurant cars & the excellent food at dinner. The VSOE takes the Arlberg & Brenner route to Venice, so also see the Arlberg Pass scenery video at    • Arlberg Pass: Zurich to Innsbruck by ...   and the Brenner Pass scenery video at    • Brenner Pass: Innsbruck-Verona by Eur...  . Oh, and on a personal note, at 00:07:13 in this video you'll see S-type sleeping-car 3425 at Paris. In that very end vestibule of 3425 right in front of the camera, Mrs Seat61 & I accidentally got engaged in a snowstorm somewhere in the Brenner Pass, back in October 2003. #traintravel CONTENTS 00:00 Victoria station & check-in for the Orient Express 00:44 London to Folkestone by British Pullman train 03:00 Folkestone to Calais via the Channel Tunnel 04:00 Boarding the Continental train at Calais 04:20 Sleeper compartment 04:59 Bar & lounge car 05:14 The three restaurant cars 05:52 Dinner on the Orient Express 06:46 Arrival in Paris

The Man in Seat 61

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