tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post7442135643672422458..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Coffee Bowl BrowsingFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-41419676742863804472010-04-22T11:44:06.150-05:002010-04-22T11:44:06.150-05:00One day in Naples, I bought something that would h...One day in Naples, I bought something that would have required 200 Lire in change (about 20 cents, if I recall correctly.) Rather than give me my change, the clerk, without a word, slapped two candies (worth 100 Lire each, I guess) on the counter for me. I was too surprised to do anything other than take the candies and leave the shop, though I'm not really fond of licorice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517311258101694430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75356479887934858272010-04-21T23:45:56.177-05:002010-04-21T23:45:56.177-05:00In Peru, the analogue to the penny and nickel do e...In Peru, the analogue to the penny and nickel do exist, (I'd actually received them -- once). But nobody accepts them. So everything is bumped up/down to 10 céntimos (I think it's about 3 cents, US$). <br /><br />On the plus side, the largest denomination has St. Rose of Lima on the face! (200 Soles, about $63 or so) <br /><br />When I was there, the Euro was first starting to really spread, and my Irish prior bragged about the Euro trumping the dollar's worth. "Yeah, but it took 23 countries to do it!" was my retort. ;)Fr. Dismas Sayre, O.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01238944917264745402noreply@blogger.com