First recon on German soil

 Ventured out for a look around the neighbourhood.

Found a Woolworths. Not a supermarket, but a cross between a $2 shop and a small department store. Sarah picked up a couple of tops and a drink bottle.

Then we found an Aldi. This is a supermarket. If you have Sarah's fetish for checking out the nearest supermarket in any new town, then you will be familiar with Aldi. We've seen them in Australia and the UK.

I did notice that a particular shopper habit has transcended both language and continent:

Picking up an item to buy, changing your mind, and then depositing it back on a completely random shelf. Sarah and I often chuckle about this in our local supermarkets. 

Obviously some human traits are universal, even the bad ones.

That coke bottle will find no freunden this shelf. Not punny? Really?

Something I did not expect was that they would treat their meat like we would expect to find a pack of batteries, toothbrushes or box cutters. 

Plastic wrapped onto a cardboard backing.

On our way back to the hotel, Sarah noticed this flower shop. Rather old school. Nice.