Two rainy days in Tábor

Tábor is an easy hour and a half south of Prague by train, and it rained for most of the time I was there. That turned out to be fine: the town is built on top of a network of medieval cellars, and the guided walk through them is the obvious thing to do when the square is empty and wet.

The tunnels were dug to store food and beer, and later joined together into a passage that runs under a good part of the old town. It is cool, low and narrow in places, and the guide was happy to answer questions in slow English for the two of us who needed it.

Where the film went

Most of the roll went on the square in the early morning, before the cafés put out their chairs, and on the view of the river from the castle tower. Grey light, wet cobbles, very little contrast. Exactly the kind of scene where colour negative film holds up better than you expect.

Practical notes

The station is a fifteen-minute walk from the old town. Bakeries open early; museums and the tunnel tours do not, so plan the morning outdoors and the afternoon underground.