Little shop at the airport main hall by the arrivals exit. Lots of items for sale, very diverse…read more Prices are reasonable for an airport. Sandwiches pastries snacks or necessities they got it all

I used to go to this Auchan a lot years back when it was hard to get good and reasonably priced…read moreFrench wine in Belgium. This is not the case anymore, but since its World Cup time and France qualified, I wanted to head over to see if I could find some French World Cup stuff. Coca Cola often does WC related stuff, so that was my main objective. Now Auchan is like a lot of large chain stores in Europe - they do both food and also everything else. If you've been to one, then you know what I mean. The store is located inside a shopping mall. Well, not really a mall but just outside it (but inside the building) are some different stores - Leonadis chocolate, shoe stores, etc. As I went inside, the first thing there, on the right was the electronics section with tv's, dvd's, the usual stuff. There was also a large section of DVD movies and lots were on sale, so pretty good value there. (Make sure you check to see that the movie is also in English since the Frenchies like dubbing everything.) I didn't bother with the clothing section but went straight for the food. Yeah, found some Coke's but nothing special really for WC. The fish section is the best - great deals on different types of fish. And of course the wine section is really, really good - still. The place has practically everything and is worth a visit.

The Thirion bakery in Mons is located just inside the inner ring and a short walk from St Joseph…read moreHospital. They do some amazing pastries and there is quite a selection of them to boot. I usually settle for a very creamy eclair with strawberries although you will be spoiled for choice. On top of the pastries and selection of cakes, they also have some really delicious Belgian chocolates for sale. If your sweet tooth hasn't kicked in yet, you can also just get some bread and even some sandwiches. Sure everything is delicious but having been to many Belgian bakeries, I find that this one is probably one of the least expensive as well.

Non-French speaker here so the experience was uncomfortably funny and very enjoyable - one of the…read moreworkers could tell I was struggling to order in French but I ended up ordered exactly what I wanted, the Frites Éspices, I think that's what it was called. So yummy AND inexpensive.