[DanZ]

My favorite was northern Romania, in what historically was Transylvania. Absolutely gorgeous!

This comment is old local eastern European bigotry that I am sure still pervades not just eastern Europe but Europe in general.

Transylvania may have been "stolen" from the Hungies and all that live there are Gypsies, tramps and thieves (maybe you can hum a few bars :)

[Alas Babylon!]

I looked it up. There was a place named Transylvania, which until WWI was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. I even found the old maps. And it is beautiful. Why do you call my comment bigotry?

In its history, it was Dacia, then Rome, then Germanic tribes, invaded by Huns (Hungarians)and Bulgars (Bulgarians); taken over by Ottoman Turks; then reclaimed by the Hapsburgs of Austria-Hungary, and finally taken over by the Romanians.

When I was there, the locals told me everyone there was Romanian and had always been Romanian--LOL! It wasn't true, but that was what they were pushing.