![More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style | National Geographic More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style | National Geographic](https://i.natgeofe.com/n/9625e4c8-dbae-424b-b781-92b1c4dd28bd/nghistory-2111-orient-express_primary_ai2html_fallback.jpg)
More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style | National Geographic
![Olie Hunter Smart on Twitter: "As ultra-marathons go @Long_Run_Film is up there. A 2,300 mile journey on foot to follow the original 1889 orient express route is this weeks #fridayfollow #ff #adventurefollow # Olie Hunter Smart on Twitter: "As ultra-marathons go @Long_Run_Film is up there. A 2,300 mile journey on foot to follow the original 1889 orient express route is this weeks #fridayfollow #ff #adventurefollow #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbNhPMvXcAEUnsH.jpg)
Olie Hunter Smart on Twitter: "As ultra-marathons go @Long_Run_Film is up there. A 2,300 mile journey on foot to follow the original 1889 orient express route is this weeks #fridayfollow #ff #adventurefollow #
![A car attendant puts on his gloves in front of the Orient Express at the main railway station in Bucharest September 3, 2012. The Venice Simplon-Orient Express train recreates the original Orient-Express A car attendant puts on his gloves in front of the Orient Express at the main railway station in Bucharest September 3, 2012. The Venice Simplon-Orient Express train recreates the original Orient-Express](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0RACY/a-car-attendant-puts-on-his-gloves-in-front-of-the-orient-express-at-the-main-railway-station-in-bucharest-september-3-2012-the-venice-simplon-orient-express-train-recreates-the-original-orient-express-route-from-paris-to-istanbul-once-a-year-with-restored-cars-and-luxury-suites-from-the-1920s-to-accommodate-tourists-reutersradu-sigheti-romania-tags-transport-travel-society-2D0RACY.jpg)