Now that Romania (and Hungary) are part of the EU, things in Transylvania may be changing quickly. The infrastructure may be expanded more rapidly.

It seemed to me in the Summer of 2007, that Transylvania is a place that is similar to 1880/1950/2000 USA. There are horse carts going down the road, hauling hay from haystack to barn. There are shade-tree mechanics who fix cars. There are satellite dishes and Internet connections on all/some of the houses.

The landscape (and maybe more) reminds me of Appalachian USA. The little villages nestled into the hills.

I don’t know if you want to go, but I want to go back some day, and see what more changes.