We started thinking about what just happened and we realize the Cistern did cost $20, but we paid with a 50-lira note and received 10-lira back.
But the next time you go to Europe, don't be surprised if you see the drachmae and the lira back again with a new lease on life.
News of the meeting has helped the lira claw back most of this morning's early losses , on speculation that the Bank might take action and raise rates.
Climbing the career ladder at a dizzying pace in 17 years, Ilıcali, who had a salary of 200 Turkish liras ($100) back in 1996 as a football reporter, has bought his own television station for $70,000,000 last month, one year after authorities announced him as one of the highest taxpayers in Turkey.
In 2009, the new Turkish lira was renamed back to the Turkish lira, with the introduction of new banknotes and coins.
After a late bite and a 6.50 lira ($4) shared van back across to Kadikoy, I had spent 60.95 lira, or $38.
This refers to the risk that you will buy bonds denominated in euros but could ultimately be paid back in lire or drachma (or deutschmarks) if the country taking out the debt leaves the eurozone before the end of the bond's life.
"For those who understand finance, if the lira were to come back, we would pay double," he says.
Under his new regulations, it will take longer for Swiss banks accepting lira to sell it back to the Bank of Italy.
Persuaded by this argument, some in the Northern League, notably Roberto Maroni, the welfare minister, are now saying that the lira should be brought back.
