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🇹🇷 The Great Turkish Adventure: Part Four - Trabzone

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So, our adventure kicked off after a marathon bus journey, dumping us at Trabzon Bus Terminal. Naturally, being the early birds, we headed straight for food. We found a little café with a lovely lady whose English was, shall we say, a work in progress. While munching away, we played detective with Google Lens, translating Turkish news headlines on TV. Who knew a news channel could be so intriguing when you have no idea what it's saying?  (Fun Fact: Google Lens can translate text in real-time, which is basically magic for travelers in foreign lands!)   After fueling up, we rang up Ali from Copper House, Trabzon, hoping for an early check-in. He, bless his heart, said yes! We hopped into a taxi, which then dropped us off... at what looked suspiciously like a copper antique shop. "Uh oh," we thought, "did we book a room or a relic?" Just as confusion reached peak levels, Ali called, probably sensing our bewilderment. He invited us in, then proceeded to charm us by ...