First look: Inside L’Observatoire, the glamorous new addition to Europe’s chicest train

There’s something otherworldly about travelling by train. It’s romantic, a little retro, and most definitely nostalgic. So when Belmond, the hospitality pros behind one of the grandest journeys in the world, the Venice Simplon Orient-Express, a Belmond Train – decided to create a new carriage to add to the fleet, they had to think carefully about its story.

Now, the train will welcome the latest addition of timeless craft, a takeover designed entirely in collaboration with French…