Well now been in Belgium for a few months and 1 thing I've noticed is how expensive the food is. Also really, really annoyingly I can't get the basic sorts of things that the kids luv such as thick toast bread or pasteurised full milk without it costing an arm and a leg.
Does anyone know of any farms where I can get fresh milk in more than 1 litre cartons and at a reasonable price. Same goes for the bread. The bread I get in Colruyt/Delhaize/Carrefour/Aldi is really thin and burns in the toaster!
Sorry for griping over simple things and some will say just get used to the local stuff but the kids won't eat or drink the local stuff. I know there is a Brit shop but that sells at extortionate prices so any other advice would be welcome.
I've even thought it would be great to open a local shop and sell at a reasonable price. I'm sure I could source and sell at a cheaper price than the Brit shops I've seen here. Does anybody have any experience of buying and running a shop in Belgium - what are the laws and who would I need to contact? I'm serious about this!
1 final plea - anyone recommend free weekend activities for kids. I've googled and the ones offered are useless - chocolate trail, shopping in Brussels, comic trail etc just does not work with young kids!
Thanx
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NadiSel · 24/11/2012 20:46
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