Street Name? What's That?
In U.S. cities and towns there's an invention that has facilitated life enormously. It's the street sign. Reach any corner, look up at the top of the pole stuck there, and you'll see at least two signs, each reaching down a different street, with the names of those streets. Searching for an address is child's play. Don't expect that in Spain. If it's difficult enough to find a road sign that will tell you what town you're in, it's impossible to find a street sign that will allow you to pinpoint a location. What has been done is to affix plaques on the corners of the buildings with the names of the streets. Normally, you just have to look up at the building on the corner and search for a plaque that looks like it has the name of a street. Which is not always easy, because some streets are named for people. With that person's entire name. So sometimes you might not be too sure if you're looking at a street plaque or the sign of an establishment...