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The original Orient Express:

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The original route, which first ran on October 4, 1883, was from Paris, Gare de l'Est, to Giurgiu in Romania via Munich and Vienna. At Giurgiu, passengers were ferried across the Danube to Rousse in Bulgaria to pick up another train to Varna, from where they completed their journey to Istanbul by ferry. In 1885, another route began operations, this time reaching Istanbul via rail from Vienna to Belgrade and Niš, carriage to Plovdiv and rail again to Istanbul.
In 1889, the train's eastern terminus became Varna in Bulgaria, where passengers could take a ship to Istanbul. In 1889 the train began running non-stop all the way to Istanbul, which remained its easternmost stop until May 19, 1977. The eastern terminus was the Sirkeci Terminal by the Golden Horn. Ferry service from piers next to the terminal would take passengers across the Bosporus Strait to Haydarpaşa Terminal, the terminus of the Asian lines of the Ottoman railways.

Questions (All answers to this scavenger hunt can be found in the yellow/orange and/or purple informational bubbles at each location):

The Orient Express on October 4, 1883 pulled out of the Gare de l‘Est Terminal in Paris on its maiden run to Varna, Bulgaria where her passengers would take a steamship across the Black Sea to their final destination of Istanbul, Turkey.

1. The Orient Express trip began in Paris at Gare de l’Est Terminal. It is the fifth-busiest train station in Paris. How many passengers pass through the Gare de l’Est?
2. The city of Paris is divided into twenty “arrondissements” (roughly translated means “boroughs”). The Gare de l’Est and a large portion of the Canal St. Martin. In which arrondissement is Gare de l’Est located and in what general area of Paris is it located?
3. Near the station is a waterway, Canal St. Martin (Location 15:36:24) with a yellow/orange information bubble. What additional google service can be found within this informational bubble?

From Paris they traveled across the countryside of France and Germany into the Southwest section of Germany to their next stop, which was Munich.

4. What do the Germans call Munich?
5. The main train station is Hauptbahnhof, How many passengers pass through this station on a daily basis?
6. To the west of the Hauptbahnhof station is the Glaspalast (Glass Palace). After what London landmark was it modeled? For what event did it open and on what date?

From Munich, their adventure continued from Germany into Austria, again traveling to the Western part of that country and stopping in Vienna.

7. Vienna is the capital of both the State and Country of Austria. How many other States make up the country of Austria?
8. What did an Economist Intelligence Study name Vienna in 2001 (?) ? (Not positive 2001 is the correct year based on the information on Google Earth but that shouldn’t be a problem in finding this answer.)
9. St. Stephen’s Cathedral in downtown Vienna has survived many wars and has become a symbol of freedom to the Austrian. What year was it built? When was it’s diamond-patterned tile roof added?

The original route of the Orient Express departed Vienna, Austria and traveled southwest to a small town in Romania named Giurgiu. It is located on the Danube River. This is a bit of a tricky city to locate on GE (I have no idea why) and if you have trouble finding this city – it is across the river from Rousse, Bulgaria.

10. What products does Giurgiu, Romania export?
11. What is the name of the only bridge across the Danube from Romania into Bulgaria?
12. Rousse, Bulgaria is famous for its TV Tower, which was built in 1986 under Communist rule. It has a café and restaurant at the top of it. What distinction did it hold until 2001?
13. What styles of architecture attract tourists to Rousse?
14. In 1981, a Rousse-born, German novelist won what prestigious award? What was his name?

In Giurgui, the passengers on the Orient Express were ferried across the Danube River to Rousse, Bulgaria where they boarded another train and continued overland to Varna, Bulgaria.

15. What is Varna’s ranking, population-wise, within the European Union?
16. Saint Nicholai's ornament labels the lighthouse at the tip of the outskirt pier of the Port of Varna. Who or what considers Saint Nicholai (aka St. Nicholas) as their patron saint?

From Varna, Bulgaria, the passengers of the Orient Express boarded a steamship that took them south across the Black Sea to Istanbul, Turkey, which was their final destination. (In later years, the route would change and the entire trip from Paris to Istanbul would be overland.)

17. The Istanbul Strait, which forms the boundary between the European part of Turkey and the Asian part of Turkey, is known by what name? What is the European part of Turkey called? The Asian part is known by what name?
18. By what name was Istanbul formerly known?
19. This Institution found in the European side of Istanbul, is the oldest American School in its original location outside the United States. What is the name of this school?
20. During its rich history Istanbul served as the capital of four empires. Name them.