#26: Delusion and Reality on the Black Sea Coast (August 14, 2022, the severed branch)

Travels along Turkey's northern coast take me through Amasra, Kastamonu, and Trabzon; fantasies about the edge of the world give way to the realities of history

Above: The sun sets over the Black Sea and Trabzon, Turkey (all pictures my own)

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July 2010

I spent both evenings in Amasra simply walking along the water, watching the colors change as the sun set and eagerly awaiting the night. For months, I had privately o…