I spent a couple of weeks in Vienna a few years ago and happened to glance at a map and see that Bratislava in the Republic of Slovakia was just downstream from me. So I decided to take a quick train and spend the night in Bratislava and explore the city. Bratislava is the opposite of Vienna, which is an elegant, sophisticated, and classy city full of culture. Bratislava, however, is gritty, blue collar, and rough around the edges. My type of place. Well it rained like crazy, so I spent most of the time in a museum which I can’t remember. But I did get this marvelous shot of a shopkeeper in the center of town.