The Orient Express


Inaugurated in 1883 by a French railway company, the Orient Express soon became the stuff legends are made of. Originally traveling from Paris through Munich, Vienna and Sophia to the Sirkeci station of Constantinople, passengers could continue the journey, traveling by boat across the Bosphorus to the Haydarpasa Railway Station to join the Taurus Express to Anatolia or even to Bagdad. But ususally many passengers decided to stay at the Pera Palas hotel for their vacation.
The Orient House
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