Friday, March 14, 2008

Breaking the budget for coffee

Like McDs, this other American icon is popping up all over Europe. There are two within walking distance of our language school! But as you might guess, the prices for a cup of coffee (or a chai tea latte, which we prefer!) are considerably higher than in the U.S. After discovering that one grande chai costs nearly $6.50, we decided that homemade chai tastes just as good!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here, here! Jan and I discovered yesterday that even in our own Starbucks, the cappucino is getting lighter in the cup, i.e., more like air than coffee. And it was $3-4 something. Jan makes the best coffeeesque items for miles around anyway, so we, too, are going off the mall stuff.

Vickie said...

When we were in Belgium, we had a Pizza Hut down the street. We thought that was great and made it a Friday thing. Then we realized we were spending $40 for pizza and drink for the 3 of us...ouch. However, since we had a young teen, we compromised and made an every other Friday thing.

I love reading about your adventures!