Our landlord Carlo has asked to be paid in cash upon our arrival (surprise surprise), and I don't want to rely on getting the full sum from the cash machine -- il Bancomat -- on the first day.
Russell did his magic (money will be waiting at my branch tomorrow) and then hung up the phone and called me over. Written neatly on his little pad was $1,628. That's the current price of 1,000 Euros. Zoiks!
Wasn't the Euro supposed to be the European dollar, running just about one-to-one? What happened? Remember that trip in 2002 when it was under a dollar? Or even 2005, when it was about $1.25? Gone like the snows of yesteryear.
Check out the historic exchange rates at Wikipedia and weep.
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