The euro is useful because it has simplified travel to Europe but I miss the old pre-euro currencies. To have a wallet full of romantic and exciting sounding notes made you feel like a true international traveller. I liked the French franc and the Spanish peseta and the Greek drachma of course but my absolute favourite was the Italian lira simply because you just got so many.
Have Bag, Will Travel 
Happy New Year🌸✨
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And happy New Year to you. Thanks for stopping by.
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So, you come by your love of travel honestly?
My mom (mum, to you) left me a bit of foreign currency from the times she traveled. I think some of the loveliest paper currency I’ve seen was from Latvia in the pre-Soviet days. Granted I haven’t seen anywhere near as much as you have in foreign monetary exchange.
Happy 2018! (If we say it often enough, it has to be so!) 😀
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Such a shame that so many have now gone!
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The lira was a hoot….millions for tuppence!
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I loved the lira for sure!
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And Happy New Year to you!
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Happy New Year! So true about the Lira. I remember the first time I went to Italy and paid 79,000 lira for dinner. I agree about the Swiss Franc. I was just in Zermatt and the bills are so vividly colored.
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How wonderful to be able to boast about such a huge bill. Happy New Year to you too.
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I know. I think it reality it was about $50 but it sounds so much more impressive in lira. 🙂
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who knew money could be so pretty ? happy new year )
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I recall being disappointed when I visited the U.S. to find all of notes so similar.
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Getting change back in Italy felt like winning the lottery.
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