Up early to visit the Amasya museum which has some exhibits from the archaeological sight, including six mummified bodies. Two of them are the bodies of young children. This moves me more than I anticipated.
Back in the sunlight I walk to the bus station and get straight on a bus to Samson. Once there I get straight on a bus to Gireson, which is just a brief stop to break up the journey. Great idea though - here I find a kebab and a drink for the equivalent of 65p. İ also grab some Baklava. I don't usually like the stuff, but the Turkish - i.e. original - version is fantastic.
Get back on the bus to Trabzon, find my hotel and go for a wander. After having dinner (kebab - I'm really racking them up today) I go to the hamam. I haven't had a shower since the night bus - the place in Amasya made me feel showering would make me dirtier. The experience isn't quite as good as I'd hoped because it's late and they are cleaning up, but I still get my wash and massage. If you've never been washed by a Turk then quite frankly you've never been clean. Head back all pink and shiny.
I hit the town and get chatting to some locals. One seems to be an anti-American conspiracy theorist, but he buys my beer so I don't care. The town seems to stop dead at midnight so I do too.
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