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== License plates Food & Toilets ==Belgian license plates do not contain information about where The price of food on motorway services is very high, so try to stock up before leaving and note that very few motorway services have free toilets. The price (usually between EUR 0.30 and 0.70) sometimes includes a voucher that can be used in the car comes fromrestaurant. A Belgian license plate However, it is assigned for life easy to jump over the barrier and use the owner of a cartoilet for free. Usually The cheapest supermarkets in the plates country are white ''Lidl'', ''Aldi'' and ''Colruyt'', and food bought in them will be significantly cheaper than on motorway services. ''Carrefour'' and ''Delhaize'' are more expensive options, but are extensively located downtown with red text. Cars owned by employees of institutes longer opening hours (Often 20:00, but not all of them!) which will offer better prices than the European Union convenience stores. Note that in Brussels Belgium most shops close at 18:00 and Diplomatic Technical very few shops are open on Sundays. There are few free public toilets around, and Administrative Staff have you might even be charged in places like McD's. It is best to avoid the tourist areas when looking for a white plate with blue lettersfree toilet and aim at the less obvious places such as big chain hotels (Radisson.. Diplomatic license plates start with "CD". When Belgians replace their cars), they will keep the same license plate number. Often the name public buildings (libraries and schools) and the city of the garage some cafés where you can use the car was bought is indicated just under or at toilet without being spotted by the left side of staff who might request you to pay a fee up to 50 cents, although many will allow you to use the license plate on the backside of the car. A license plate of an old timer starts with "O".toilet if you ask them in English!
[[FileBelgium is famous for its ''frietkoten''. These are small restaurants or stands that sell French fries (a Belgian dish mind you! Protip:NetherlandsMake sure you don't call them French fries, but just fries. Because some will lecture you about fries not being French.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Leaving ) and all sorts of snacks for the [[Netherlands]]]]relatively low prices. It's not very healthy, but for EUR 5 you can have quite a big meal which is bigger & cheaper then McD's. Every village has a frietkot, and every city has at least one in every neighborhood.
Also make sure you try out the beer. Belgians have the most and best types of beer in the world, and often it'll be cheaper then water or soda.
== Personal Experiences ==
== Food & Toilets ==The price of food on motorway services is very high, so try to stock up before leaving and note that very few motorway services have free toilets. The price (usually between EUR 0.30 and 0.70) sometimes includes a voucher that can be used in the restaurant. However, it is easy to jump over the barrier and use the toilet for free. The cheapest supermarkets in the country are ''Lidl'', ''Aldi'' and ''Colruyt'', and food bought in them will be significantly cheaper than on motorway services. ''Carrefour'' and ''Delhaize'' are more expensive options, but are extensively located downtown with longer opening hours (Often 20:00, but not all of them!) which will offer better prices than the night stores. Note that in Belgium most shops close at 18:00 and very few shops are open on Sundays.Pls add info
There are few free public toilets around, and you might even be charged in places like McD's. It is best to avoid the touristic areas when looking for a free toilet and aim at the less obvious places such as big chain hotels (Radisson...), public buildings (libraries and schools) and some café's where you can use the toilet without being spot by the staff who might request you to pay a fee up to 50 cents, although many will allow you to use the toilet if you ask them in English!== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
Belgium is famous for its frietkoten. These are small restaurants or shacks, that sell French fries (a Belgian dish mind you! Protip: Make sure you don't call them French fries, but just fries. Because some will lecture you about fries not being french.) and all sorts of snacks for relatively low prices. It's not very healthy, but for EUR 5 you can have quite a big meal which is bigger & cheaper then McD's. Every village has a frietkot, and every city has at least one in every neighborhood.{{nomadwiki}}
Also make sure you try out the beer[https://www.facebook. Belgians have the most com/groups/467054706678994/ Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and best types of beer in the world, and often it'll be cheaper then water or soda.Netherlands]
== Links ==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/467054706678994/ Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands]
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