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redhook Aug 12th, 2003 09:18 AM

Lira
 
Got a big trip to Italy planned .... Should I go to the bank and get an advance sum of Lira? Or should I wait 'til I get there?

JandaO Aug 12th, 2003 09:24 AM

There are no more Lira. It is all Euros now. You could get a hundred or so here to start you off or just go to an ATM machine when you get to Europe.

janis Aug 12th, 2003 09:24 AM

Lira won't help you. Italy uses euro.

Don't worry about getting any in advance - just use your ATM card while there

Marilyn Aug 12th, 2003 09:25 AM

Is this a troll?
Italy now uses the Euro.
ATM's are the best way to get local currency, but personally I like to arrive with enough to get from the airport to my hotel. You will pay a lot more for foreign currency if you get it from your bank than from an ATM in Italy.

kismetchimera Aug 12th, 2003 09:25 AM

Lira? Italy use Euros now redhook!!!I suggest however that you get some Euros from your bank,before your trip to Italy.

capo Aug 12th, 2003 09:33 AM

It might be impossible to get lira in Italy from a bank anymore.

But, depending on how they're dressed, women can probably always get some "lira" from Italian men.

janis Aug 12th, 2003 09:37 AM

yep - a troll for sure. just looked at redhooks other 4 posts today , , , , , ,

redhook Aug 12th, 2003 10:09 AM

Lighten up Francis, er, Janis....

a friend just introduced me to the site and I was playing an inside joke on him. Incidentally, my wife and I were, in fact, the only two people in the restaurant mentioned. We chalked it up to Parisians preferring to eat later than Americans.

My lord....................

Betsy Aug 12th, 2003 11:10 AM

Is this Pixy with a new identity?

Marilyn Aug 12th, 2003 11:34 AM

No NO NOOOOOO! Seriously, lizbuch, I don't think it's Pixy.

FainaAgain Aug 12th, 2003 12:17 PM

Sounds more sophisticated then Pixy.


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