Honouring the Dead

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Mid-July we were heading to Oberostendorf. Some may remember that we have hosted couch-surfers in Western Australia. These are mostly young folk who might be travelling and come to stay for a night or two. They are happy to sleep on a couch if necessary. Couch-surfing enables people to travel more cheaply. When we first thought of touring Europe we asked couch-surfers for advice on credit cards and camping. Several people offered to host us and our motor-home. Consequently we found ourselves heading for Oberostendorf to meet a couch-surfer. The family were extremely generous to us. We were able to park our van in their farmyard and hook up to the electricity. We had a meal with them. We went out with torches and picked berries to have with ice-cream for sweets. Next day the woman took us on an extended tour of the area ending up with a lovely barbecue at a lake. However before we got to their place we passed through a lovely little village and walked through a churchyard. I have never seen such a well-tended and colourful graveyard. The site had obviously been lovingly tended and were awash with bright coloured flowers. There was also a monument to the men and women who hadn't come home from World War I and II. A lovely stone bridge crossed a little stream in the middle of the village and we were also impressed with the painted walls of some of the businesses.