During our endless circles through New Braunfels yesterday, we started noticing street names. You had the Tree section (Willow, Sycamore, Walnut, Hickory, Chestnut) and the Fruits (Peach, Grape, Plum).

As so often happens in America, the ethnic areas are also roughly outlined. Things get more hispanic south of Hidalgo, with Concepcion and Zamora avenues. (Sometimes I think that streets are named MLK as a warning. It’s pretty crappy when you associate King Drive [as it's called almost everywhere] as a poor area. But, based on our travels at least, it’s almost always true.)

The funniest thing came when we encountered the Presidents. I could find only two: Roosevelt and McKinley. They are hard to find because they are barely a block long. Compare that to Lee Street (14 blocks), Stonewall (12 blocks). To hell with the damn yankees!

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