Uyuni Town

We are currently in Uyuni town which is where all the Salt Lake trips end, apart from that it isn´t a very touristy place.
It´s very alive and vibrant during the day when hundreds of market stalls are open, and there´s tradicional music at each corner. It is increadibly colourful, and the traditional dress is still worn by the mayority of women here.
We have so far found it to be a very tranquil place, and we quite like the Bolivian pace of life (i.e. very chilled out - good as we are at 3660 meters).
A couple of oddities have happenned. Chris and a new spanish friend set off down the wrong street and where jumped on my the military. It frightened the life out of them!
Then last night we thought the town was haunted. We were fast asleep when at about 2am we heard very very loud drumming in the street, then a trumpet, then a trombone, then a whole band procesioned outside our hotel. I peeked through the window and apart from the band there was nobody watching them. It was very eerie to see empty streets with this ghostly band playing at full volume.
I had to ask at breakfast. The explanation "It´s independence day soon and the band was practicing". I restrained from asking why the devil they do it at 2am because to them it seemed like the most logical thing in the World.
To top it off I was sat having a cup of tea in an outdoor cafe when a local dog sneeked up behind me and peed on my trouser leg. Nice!
Anyway, after a day at the market buying hairbands for Chris we are off to La Paz tonight. Another 11 hour bus journey awaits, except this time the level of comfort is lower and there are no toilets on board - wish us luck.