CZ Trip – Day 3 Wed.– Klatovy and Pilzen

Being able to park the rental car right outside the apartment was very convenient. Back-packing all of our gear on the subway was not fun. There was some concern about parking downtown in Prague. Our apartment was in the old city a short walk from the river and the Charles Bridge. Apparently, only permanent residents who have special permits are allowed to park on the streets in that area of town. Others will be towed at least during the business day, when parking is scarce. But we got in so late and left so early each morning it was not a problem. On Day 3, we were up early and loaded and on the road ahead of the morning traffic.

We headed west for an hour to the outskirts of Pilzen and then turned south to the town of Klatovy. I should mention that my sister Ava did the driving each morning and through out the day. She did an awesome job. Sandra and I would read the maps and road signs to help navigate. Sandra would also talk us through the shot sequence for the day. Here are some photos of Klatovy.



Pretty much every where Sandra went with her big camera she drew a crowd. Here are some photos of us setting up in a park to shoot a scene in Klatovy. The school must have dismissed for lunch because soon there was a crowd of middle schoolers watching us film.



We got the shots we needed in Klatovy and headed back to Pilzen. As you have seen in some of the videos, I occasionally, would get out the little Panasonic camera and use the mono-pod to film us driving from the passenger seat. The Czech country side is really beautiful and the best way to show you is these little driving videos. I hope you like them. This one was filmed on the drive from Klatovy to Pilzen.


CZ Driving from Klatovy to Pilzen from Jim Walker on Vimeo.


Some of you may not know that Pilzen is home to Pilsner Beer. Once we got into Pilzen, we got the video shots we needed and found a small little restaurant for some dinner. I drove us home at the end of a long day of shooting. Here are some photos of Pilzen.