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Cesky Krumlov
The countryside you'll see on a drive down to Cesky Krumlov makes the trip worth the gas money. Roll over the hillsides along the E-55 highway - some are bright green with…
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Gringo and a warp-speed life in parentheses
Time shifted into hyper-drive the day I saw the metronome swing at Letna Plain. Tick. Tock. Tick tock. Ticktock. Was it moving faster? Those first few weeks in Prague had…
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Economics, not regionalism, root of Czech voting divide
The weekend's elections have produced a perfect split in parliament. If you look at a map of the election results, it also shows an almost perfect split in the way Czechs…
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Communists snag smaller percentage than in 2002
The Czech Communist party so far appears to have received a smaller percentage of votes cast than they did in the 2002 election - when they won nearly a fifth of the vote…
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Jiri Dienstbier, jailed dissident turned minister: "If you do nothing, you will not influence…
With all of the hullabaloo surrounding the opposing parties and their campaign promises, pledges and other jockeying for support from Czech voters, it's perhaps its easy…
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The robot turns 85
From R2D2 to the Terminator, robots are a common theme in modern fiction, but not many people realize that the robot was born in Prague exactly 85 years ago. To celebrate…
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Do big election promises make economic sense?
Perhaps more than ever before, the economy is the talk of this year's elections. Right now confidence in the Czech market is the highest it has been in eight years, but…
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Born by decree: Zizkov celebrates 125 years
Zizkov is one of Prague's most famous neighbourhoods, known for its numerous pubs and working class traditions. It was promoted from village to town status 125 years ago…
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The robot turns 85
From R2D2 to the Terminator, robots are a common theme in modern fiction, but not many people realize that the robot was born in Prague exactly 85 years ago. To celebrate…
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Prague's Europeum examines future of Western Balkans with independent Montenegro
The Balkan state of Montenegro this week voted for independence from Serbia. Supporters of the break are optimistic that their new nation will eventually join other former…