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Pontificating on a Mountain Pass

Pontificating on a Mountain Pass

Today we found ourselves in the Pontic Mountains—the ones above the Black Sea, which the

The Cartoonists of Trabzon

The Cartoonists of Trabzon

Entirely by accident we wandered into an exhibition by the local society of cartoonists today,

Wire, Enamel, and Cauldron

Wire, Enamel, and Cauldron

In the museum today I came upon the term for the eastern Turkish jeweller’s craft

The Chorus That Stayed Behind

The Chorus That Stayed Behind

Coming into central Trabzon from the west, the traveller is met by these two dancers—metal,

The Quintessence of Trabzon

The Quintessence of Trabzon

This photograph is the quintessence of Trabzon. Ruins and a lawn, antiquity and municipal landscaping,

Hippo, Cheese, and Kvass

Hippo, Cheese, and Kvass

Good day to you. Missed us? Here is another etymological conjuring trick. Have you had

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