{"id":56092,"date":"2020-04-01T04:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=56092"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:39:35","slug":"the-orient-express-king-of-trains-train-of-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/the-orient-express-king-of-trains-train-of-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"The <em>Orient Express<\/em>: King of Trains, Train of Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BtHLwjo4C3I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Geographics<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 Nov 2019<\/p>\n<p>The journey to the <em>Express<\/em> was not a simple one. 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