7) Peseta costs nearly 1 kr. – (1 room costs for exam-

ple 355 P^tas per day – In Alicante we had 60 P^tas

each – Per and I – per day including meals) We got

2500 francs from Consùl Mohr – based on

the value of the franc in Algeria (28–29 öre) it was around 800 kr.

The interest from the grant – which he made such a great

fuss about this summer – was 400 kr. – I made

the stupid mistake of having all the remaining money

(from the grant) exchanged into English currency ^{and from that to French currency} – it

would have been better to exchange them into Norwegian

currency, ^becausewhen the franc decreased in value some time later

I might have exchanged it little by little as we needed and mostly

when the value of the franc was low. Be well until we meet. Say hello

to Petra and to you and your family fondest wishes from your Astrup

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