Other languages sometimes used on signs here include English, Russian, and Turkish. For example, check out this sign featuring (from left to right) Georgian, English, and Russian. Informational signs like this are a huge help for tourists like me since (so far) I've only learned one Georgian word: მადლობა (pronounced "madloba"), which means "thanks."
Since I introduced you to the euro in my last logbook, have you been wondering what it looks like? Well, wonder no more because here are some photographs! Euro coins come in increments of 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 10¢, 20¢ 50¢, €1, and €2. Paper banknotes, or bills, come in increments of €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, and €500, but I’ve never seen one bigger than €100. Euros are used in 19 different countries across Europe, including Cyprus! The colorful bills look the same throughout these countries, but the coins have beautiful designs specific to the countries that made them. Different values of Cypriot euro coins have images of a mouflon (local sheep), an ancient trading ship, and a cross-shaped human figurine from an ancient archaeological site. They're a "handy" way to highlight important aspects of the national history and culture!
Now that I’m in a new country for a visit, I’m using yet another new currency, the Georgian lari (GEL for short). That’s because Georgia, unlike Cyprus, is not among the 19 European countries that uses the euro. Let’s take a look at some photos of the lari and see how they compare to the euro!
As we learned in my last logbook, €1.00 is worth about $1.15. By contrast, 1 GEL is worth about $0.38. Can you figure out which type of currency is worth the most?
