The Black Market
I don't have photos of this for obvious reasons, although I did attempt to take a couple of shots. However, I was quickly yelled at and sort of chased down the hill. I'll just leave it at that.
Unfortunately, there were not any great deals at the Black Market in La Paz. I mean, I want a new 80GB iPod for like 100 bucks, but no such luck. Prices were maybe 10% less that what you'd pay in The States, plus, you have no idea where this stuff came from (well, that's not entirely true: everyone knows all the merchandise is smuggled in from Brasil and Chile).
Love a Brass Band... or Two
Despite the disappointment, while wandering around the area, I ran into a killer parade with not one, but TWO more marching bands! Turns out it was a huge festival and parade for the dancers and bands who are warming up for the massive Carnival celebration in Oruro, Bolivia, this coming weekend. This brings me to our current location...
Oh... Oh... Oruro
We hopped a bus yesterday afternoon from La Paz to Oruro (a measly 4 hours) and spent the night here. Today, we are hopping on a train to Uyuni at 3:30pm en route to the salt flats.
Too Many Words, Want More Pictures
Yeah, sorry about that. Connections ain't quite zippy and there hasn't been much time between trains, buses and llama rides. They're coming, though. In the meantime, here is a... uhh... map.
I don't have photos of this for obvious reasons, although I did attempt to take a couple of shots. However, I was quickly yelled at and sort of chased down the hill. I'll just leave it at that.
Unfortunately, there were not any great deals at the Black Market in La Paz. I mean, I want a new 80GB iPod for like 100 bucks, but no such luck. Prices were maybe 10% less that what you'd pay in The States, plus, you have no idea where this stuff came from (well, that's not entirely true: everyone knows all the merchandise is smuggled in from Brasil and Chile).
Love a Brass Band... or Two
Despite the disappointment, while wandering around the area, I ran into a killer parade with not one, but TWO more marching bands! Turns out it was a huge festival and parade for the dancers and bands who are warming up for the massive Carnival celebration in Oruro, Bolivia, this coming weekend. This brings me to our current location...
Oh... Oh... Oruro
We hopped a bus yesterday afternoon from La Paz to Oruro (a measly 4 hours) and spent the night here. Today, we are hopping on a train to Uyuni at 3:30pm en route to the salt flats.
Too Many Words, Want More Pictures
Yeah, sorry about that. Connections ain't quite zippy and there hasn't been much time between trains, buses and llama rides. They're coming, though. In the meantime, here is a... uhh... map.
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