1949

R.S.YOUNG & G.R.EDWARDS, TRIP TO TURKEY AND CYPRUS MAY 23 - JUNE 11, 1949

Paid by check to American Express, Athens, May 21, 1949, for 2 air passage, BEA, Athens-Istanbul 2 railroad tickets, Istanbul-Ankara 2 air passage, Cyprus Airways, Ankara-Nikosia 2 air passage, Cyprus Airways, Nikosia-Athens $ 426 Refund from American Express on passages paid in pounds sterling Drachmas 650,000 minus $ 65 (full passage had to be paid in dollars; the exchange $ 361 difference $1 equals Dr. 10,000; L 1 equals dr. 335,000, L- 1 equals $4.04 was refunded in drachmas) Refund in Istanbul on rail tickets L Turkish 27 minus $ 9 (we asked for second class, were charged for first, $ 352 and adjusted the matter in Istanbul) Refund in Cyprus, from J. Last, L T. 39 minus $ 13 (balance of Turkish pounds given to agent of Turkish $ 339 steamer for shipping jeep Antalya to Cyprus in December; we gave him L T. 200, the captain of the ship to return the balance to Joe Last). Hotel, Istanbul, one night L T. 12.75 $ 4.25 Hotel, Ankara, three nights L-T. 51 $ 17.00 Train to Polatli (the only morning train was a diesel in which seats had to be reserved in advance, and tickets taken all the way to Eskishehir) L T. 39 $ 13.00 Taxi: Polatli to Gordion and Beylik Kupru L T. 33 $ 11.00 Train, Polatli-Ankara L T. 12 $ 4.00 Hotel, Ankara, two nights L T. 30 $ 10.00 Dinner Ankara, for Hamit Bey, his assistant, & Blegen L T.21 $ 7.00 Hotel, Nikosia, one night L 2-15-0 (Cyprus) $ 11.00 Transportation, Nikosia-Episkopi L 1-8-0 $ 5.50 Hotel, Nkiosia, one night L 2-0-0 $ 8.00 $ 90.75 $ 339.00 Total $ 429.75

Exchange: Turkish liras, about one third changed in Istanbul at 3.50 to the dollar; the rest exchanged in Ankara at 2.80 to the dollar. I have averaged the exchange at 3.00 liras to the dollar. Cyprus pounds: $ 4.00 to the pound.