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What to buy: .
-- Gentsche mastellen --
looks like a donut, but tastes a lot different. lot's of butter and kaneel in it.
-- Mokken, makroens en kletskoppen --
different type of coockies loved by tourists. Again kaneel is the key of it.
-- Wippers --
Was supposed to be a soft sweet (karamel), but accidentally tuned into a hard one, but a good one.
-- beesekes and muiletrekkers --
if you know the meaning of 'muiletrekkers', you can guess what's in it... not sweet at all.
-- Gentsche jenerver --
There are a lot of jenevers (kind of 'snapps') in Belgium. The local one's are "Gentse Bobke" and "Keizer Karel".
-- Tierenteyn mostard --
This is the most famoust Ghentse mostard. Very strong as well...
Updated Aug 23, 2006
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Modern, with good music, nice brands, alternative (and sometimes too alternative), big pants department with different kinds of jeans. The also sell shirts, shoes, .... for both men & women.
What to buy: Men :
ADIDAS BURLINGTON CUIRCO DIESEL JAPAN RAG ENERGIE
FRED PERRY G - STAR L.T.B. MASON’S MELTIN’POT NAPAPIJRI
PRINGLE PEPE JEANS POLO R.L. UNDERWEAR REPLAY
SCOTCH & SODA SIXTY SUPERDRY TOMMY HILFIGER
WEARFIRST WE ARE REPLAY Z - BRAND & many more
Women :
ADIDAS BURLINGTON BUFFALO CIMARRON COLCCI
CUIRCO DIESEL LE TEMPS DES CERISES FORNARINA FREEMAN FREE SOUL G - STAR GUESS KILLAH LADY SOUL L.T.B. MELTIN’POT
MISS SIXTY PRINGLE RELIGION WOMEN REPLAY WE ARE REPLAY ....
What to pay: From average to expensive prices
The most expensive i saw was an ughly jeans with spots on it like you spilt som cofee for €200!
Written May 14, 2006
Address: Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 5 9000 Belgium
Website: www.movies.be
The shop has designer clothes for male/female. It's well organised and they have everything from t-shirts to jackets to ...
It's one of my latest discoveries in Gent, very expensive, but I suggest to visit it in the sales period, then you get -30 -50 % off, enjoy!
What to pay: more expensive prices, not for everyone
Updated May 14, 2006
Address: Volderstraat 64 9000 Gent
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Having had a taste of Belgian beer you are sure to want to take some home and a fairly cheap way to do it is to look in the small convenience stores around the city. I found this one, with heaving shelves, on St Veerleplein next to the Gravensteen castle.
Written Mar 5, 2006
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There are a number of chocolatiers in Gent, you'll find one of them in St Baafsplein near the Belfry.
What to buy: Unless you want to upset your work colleagues and be on coffee duty for the next six weeks you'd better take them back some Belgian chocolates.
What to pay: They're not cheap but you have to pay for quality
Written Mar 5, 2006
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The Veldstraat is the most important shoppingstreet in Ghent, the most shops are fashionshops. For the girls (and boys) who are visiting Ghent and really like shopping and fashion: this is the place to be!
Written Oct 12, 2005
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Maybe this is the nicest and most original shop in the citycenter of Ghent. Full of new, funny and unexpected ideas for yourself or your friends, all at very cool prices!
What to buy: At Axeswar Design you'll find small design objects and trendy gifts. Also a lot of retro-seventies-items.
What to pay: Prices differ from € 5 to € 150. Axeswar Design offers a great mix of gift- and decoration-ideas, at all prices (average: only € 12.50 !)
Written Jun 14, 2005
Address: Gebr. Vandeveldestraat 3, 9000 Gent
Phone: +32 9 233 42 43
Website: http://www.AxeswarDesign.be
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De Kaft has second hand books and CDs (and also some new ones I think). They also usually have fliers etc so if you want to see what's happening in town you could come there. The books are mostly in Dutch but there are some English ones as well.
Written May 24, 2005
Address: Kortrijksepoortstraat 44
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Near the main train station (St Pieters) in Gent there is an English language bookshop called Limerick. They also have (or at least used to have - it's been some time since I visited) a small café with several kinds of tea (great for me because after a couple of months in Belgium I was dying for some real Earl Grey!).
Not sure how cheap/expensive the books are anymore but if you need some English books, it's worth a visit.
Written May 24, 2005
Address: Koningin Elisabethlaan 142, Gent
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An instution in Gent. Known by all people who like to take a coffee in the morning with some cookies.
Mr Benny fevery is known over the borders and goes twice per year to South Africa where he prepares the High noon tea at the Palace Hotel in Sun City.
Benny is a world traveler and if you ask for him he will make time for a chat or some info on Gent or about the places he has been visiting.
Benny is also maitre Sommelier and has a wine cellar worth to visit. Only if you ask for himself.
What to buy: Home made Cookies.
Ask for his chocalate cake : Louise or his famous Telstar (chocolate or buttercream)
The fruit cakes
Visit the web site and get an impression of his show room
What to pay: Depending how hungry you are and how many cakes you will eat
Written Oct 10, 2004
Address: Branbantdam
Phone: Tel.: 09/2237777
Website: http://www.proximedia.com/web/03013735.html
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