Yesterday Cat and I ventured to the "English Market" which is a sort of farmer's market in the city. Once you walk through the gates, it's as if you are in a small town. Butchers, fruit, fresh bread, vegetables, wine, fresh sweets, you name it. Everything was much cheaper than the grocery store, and it's on the way home from campus. Our favorite find so far! (Speaking of grocery shopping, bags are not provided as grocery stores so bring your own! Luckily I had a net one with me- a wonderful Christmas gift!- but they charge you up to 2 euro to use a plastic bag.)
Today I went to the bank to ask about my Euro traveler's checks. Apparently no one accepts them here like we accept American traveler's checks in the States. I cashed some of them since I haven't been able to use them, and it had a EUR4 fee. I asked why there wasn't a fee when I deposited my American traveler's checks, and the teller said that they like those because of the exchange rate (currently 1.395 to the euro). So if you get traveler's checks, only get American ones because there is no charge to cash them.
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ahhh ... so our banker was right. He said to go with US Dollar Travelers Checks - but we wanted to be sure all the bases were covered! It also appears the conversion rates are better in Ireland than here - today the conversion rate at Bank of America is 1.442 USD to Euro.
ReplyDeletelive and learn ... the motto of this trip :)
Love,
Momma