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August 3, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: The Orient Express Packing Round 1. The original Orient Express that ran from 1883 to 1977 was best known as a LUXURY train. 2. The Orient Express offered daily trips from Paris to ISTANBUL . 3 The distinctive NAVY BLUE and gold cars always stood out from other trains at the station. 4. This Paris museum features Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nuevo work. MUSEE D'ORSAY 5. The tomb of AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER is buried under Paris' famous Arc de Triumph. 6. Half-timbered houses line the streets of this French town near the German border. STRASBOURG Picture: a domed building with Grecian columns Departure Round 1. All of these dining-car offerings are desserts except COQUILLES ST. JACQUES . 2. A group of adventurous souls are following the original 2,290-mile Orient Express route on BICYCLES . 3. The Orient Express is featured in this James Bond movie. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 4 The route was expanded with the opening of the Simplon Tunnel under these mountains. SWISS ALPS 5. This tennis player won the coveted Istanbul Cup on May 21, 2005. VENUS WILLIAMS Picture: large church On Tour 1. The Orient Express was the brainchild of George Nagelmackers, a business man from BELGIUM . 2 Car fanciers can tour the MERCEDES-BENZ Factory in Stuttgart, Germany. 3. Munich's famous "Deutsches" specializes in SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY . 4. The best-known ride at Prater Amusement Park in Vienna is the giant FERRIS WHEEL . 5. The Austrian border can almost be seen from this largest city in Slovakia. BRATISLAVA 6. Romania's capital city of Bucharest was once known as "little PARIS ." 7. The double-decker FRIENDSHIP Bridge links Ruse, Bulgaria, with Giurgiu, Romania. Picture: classic tan building with verdigris roof and a garden in front 8. This city is Bulgaria's largest Black Sea port. VARNA 9. All of these tourist attractions are in Istanbul except PRIMORSKI PARK . 10. The Simplon Orient Express stopped at Milan, home of La Scala, a famous OPERA HOUSE . 11. Bronze HORSES guard the entrance to St. Marco's Basilica in Venice. 12. Zagreb, Croatia, is billed as the birthplace of this clothing item. NECKTIE Bonus Question One Some of the masons that worked on the Taj Mahal helped to build Istanbul's famous BLUE mosque. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Turkey is Istanbul found? Area 1 Picture: large church Slide Show 1. Originally a church, this Paris Latin Quarter landmark is now a mausoleum. PANTHEON 2. The glockenspiel in the town hall is a much photographed landmark in MUNICH . 3. This landmark baroque castle in Vienna houses a collection if 19th- and 20th-century art. BELVEDERE 4. The unique lookout that circles Budapest landmark ST. STEPHEN'S Basilica provides great views. Clues for next destination: Legislative locations Pacific to Atlantic States |