Lost

Today, Saturday, we had our first outing.  We walked to the grocery store, Rewe.  According to the Google GPS, it was a 26 minute walk.  Two and half hours later we made it to the store.  Strangely enough it only took us 26 minutes to get back home.

We got lost, do you think?  We thought we knew for ourselves which direction to take without using the Google Maps.  When we realized we had walked for a half hour and still were 28 minutes away, it suddenly occurred to us that we were going in the wrong direction.  We then turned on Google Maps.

On the way, we passed by a cemetery and decided to take a shortcut through that.  Little did Google Maps know that a stone wall had been built where it was telling us to go.  Like mice in a maze, we walked around and around for probably a half hour. 

Were we sorry we got lost?  Not really.  First of all the cemetery was fascinating.  Here are a couple of pictures I took.  Every grave was so beautifully done with flowers or ivy.  We're not sure if this is unique to this cemetery or if all German cemeteries are done this way.  We asked a woman for directions and she told us that she had just taken care of 3 graves and was tired.  Second of all, it was a great day for walking.  It was an absolutely beautiful day.  Thirdly, we got to practice our German.  We said "Hallo" or "Guten Tag" to everyone we passed.  We even stopped some people to ask for directions; even though we were using Google Maps.  It was just an excuse to actually talk to people.  One more reason getting lost was worth it, Diane found her favorite grocery store -- Aldi!