He spent a lot of time before we left the US researching places to try , using resources like Chowhound and others . It led us to a somewhat difficult to find tapas place on that was better known only to locals . We struck up a nice conversation at the bar with a mid-30s couple who lived around the corner . They were surprised that we had found the place at all since it 's far from the main drag .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why did we talk to the couple ?


We wanted to enjoy ourselves with conversation .