Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Disarming the Velvet Revolution

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Vaclav Havel waves to the crowd in November 1989 CNN has put together a whole group of videos commemorating an "Autumn of Change" ...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Czechs Velvet Revolution Paved by Plastic People

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The Plastic People of the Universe Today the New York Times celebrates the rock band that started events in motion that would eventually res...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Real Reason Vaclav Klaus is so popular with the Czechs

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Regular readers of my blog know how I have frequently savored tidbits of Czech skepticism so at odds with American pie-in-the-sky optimism. ...
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Free Beer and Chillin' with President Vaclav Klaus

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One of the blogs I love to read is Czechmate Diary , by Tanja, a Czech immigrant to the United States. Tanja is in love with all things Cze...
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall

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When the fall of the Berlin Wall happened, I remembered being 100% glued to my television set. I was 30 years old at the time. Old enough ...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Buying Retail in the Czech Republic

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The Palladium Mall at Christmas time Inspired by artist David Hlynsky's photos of communist shop windows , I decided to share my consu...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

A Carefree New Year's Eve

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Welcome to World Blog Surf Day, a third carnival of shared expat experiences from around the world. When expat blog participants decided th...
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