Destination: CZECH REPUBLIC
Introduction ''NOT all the seductions of Vienna…nor the dominion of a German bureaucracy have broken the stubborn heart of the Czech…'' From A History of Europe, by English historian H. A. L. Fisher The 15th-century Astronomical Clock dominates the front of the Old Town Hall in Prague © AA Photo Library	Introduction Since 1989, the Czechs have been embracing change and finding their footing as a new republic. In that year, the Velvet Revolution saw Czechoslovakia discard 40 years of Communist rule without firing a single shot. At the start of the 21st century, the country is coping with the difficulties and benefits of adapting to Western capitalism and establishing a new social and economic order.	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES Prague MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK