In the last 2 weeks, we have taken the opportunity to do a little sight seeing in the San Antonia area. The area had a very large German immigrant history. We took a day trip to New Braunfels which is about 40 miles east of Boerne on I-35. We went downtown hoping to do some walking. However, the downtown area is a large round about which accommodates two major roads. Lots of traffic and no street lights. And no way for pedestrians to cross without taking their lives in their own hands. The downtown was disappointing to say the least. We also went on to the adjoining town of Gruene (pronounced like Mr. “Green” Jeans). The site to see here is the historic dance hall advertised as the oldest dance hall in Texas. The hall looks very similar to the country dance hall in the movie “Blues Brothers.” It was the venue that played both kinds of music, country and western. The only apparent difference is that there is no chicken wire on the stage to protect the bands from beer bottle projectiles, The hall is still in operation today and offers a New Orleans gospel brunch on the third Sunday of every month.
We also visited Luckenback. This is an odd little community of a few old buildings made famous by Waylon Jennings (see music video "Luckenbach Texas" (click to watch)and by frequent visits by Willie Nelson. The community includes a bar (of course) a dance hall, post office and out buildings.
Post office:
Dance hall and outdoor restaurant:
Public restrooms:
Somewhat rustic. While there, we spotted someone with a motorcycle jacket from the Wolf River Riders of Shawano, Wisconsin. Small world. I spoke with them and they were in Texas to escape the northern winter. They were staying in an RV in the nearby town of Fredricksburg in an RV. The highlight of the town was watching the roosters and chickens creating havoc in the outside bar.
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