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Paris-Istanbul | Istanbul-Venice
Friday In the afternoon depart Paris Gare de l'Est, the original departure station
of the Orient Express. Dinner is served while the train passes under the snow capped
peaks of the Swiss and Austrian Alps.

Saturday Breakfast and lunch are served on board as the train passes through the
beautiful alpine scenery near Vienna and eastward to Budapest, Hungary through
the lands of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, disembarking for dinner at the
Marriott Hotel, your bed for our night in Budapest.

Sunday After breakfast explore Budapest, a city divided by the Danube but
connected by 7 bridges. Lunch is at the celebrated Gundel restaurant. Reboard the
train to journey through rural Hungary. Cross the Romanian border during dinner.

Monday During breakfast you will roll through Transylvania, almost untouched from
the past. Arrive in the mountain town of Sinaia and visit Peles Castle. Your tour of
the castle is followed by brunch before continuing to Bucharest for an afternoon
tour of the city known as the Paris of the East. Later relax and freshen up in
comfortable day rooms specially reserved at a local hotel before reboarding the
train for dinner, crossing the Danube Bridge into Bulgaria.

Tuesday Welcome to Turkey! During breakfast you will cross the Tharcian Plain.
Lunch is served as the train follows the graceful curves of the Sea of Marmara.
Today reach your fabled Byzantine destination: Istanbul.
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Have fun! Don't ask: "Do I get miles?"