Arrive by train however, and you are instantly downtown, often within 5-minutes of your hotel.

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The two protagonists arrive not by train but in a borrowed Cadillac that they proceed to smash up as they zip madly from club to club, bar to bar, in search of good times and girls.

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And as is the case with Compagnie des Alpes, nine out of every ten customers arrive by car or train as well.

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