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Friday morning, August 2, I mistakenly thought I would have to get into the fest as soon as it opened, so I didn't do much else in the city besides get breakfast. But where I ate breakfast was pretty memorable. Romania has to be one of the last places on Earth I ever expected to find a Hawaiian restaurant serving Poke bowls, but there just happened to be one on the way from the hostel to the festival. It's called Sisters Poke. I can't at all remember what I ate there, but it was delicious and I'll recommend it. Remember it if you happen to find yourself in Cluj.
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Ever heard of the Untold festival? It may not have nearly as much name recogition as Tomorrowland or EDC, but it's definitely on the same level when it comes to all the artists they bring here. Ten stages covering I don't know how many subgenres, and a lineup including David Guetta, Armin van Buurin, Martin Garrix, Paul Kalkbrenner, Kungs, Nora en Pure, Nero, and a ton of others, but being in Romania it's way cheaper. I think my weekend pass cost me less than 200€. Of course, you still gotta pay for transportation to Cluj, and for a ho(s)tel (there's no camping)...but even so, if you go to Untold you're still going to be paying much less for the experience than for a festival with the same lineup in a richer country. And unlike Tomorrowland, in which each "weekend" is three days which always end at midnight, Untold lasts four days and the "nights" don't end until six the next morning.
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Looking back at Tomorrowland now that it's over, I had a few thoughts that deserved to be shared. I mentioned before that there was a lot of support for the event from the local community, evidenced by all the Tomorrowland flags hanging everywhere. This was a real pleasant surprise after the ambivalence I've seen between other small-town fests and the people who live nearby. Back in Texas, Float Fest got almost-cancelled and saved at the last minute two years in a row, while Middle Lands only happened once because the people of Todd Mission, TX wouldn't tolerate any more drunk/stoned/[fill in the blank] outsiders tearing up their town. Tomorrowland was the opposite of that in every way.
Read more: Tomorrowland day 8 - Final Thoughts and a Little More Brussels
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As usual, the bus was leaving at noon, but I woke up much earlier with a few hours to spare. Today would be my last chance to check out Train World, which I did. I was able to get through it in an hour and a half, but if you take it slowly and make sure you see everything, you could easily spend two hours in it. I think the price of admission was 12€ or something close to that.
Train World is a huge museum dedicated to the history of rail travel in Europe. There are four huge halls dedicated to different eras, in which they have several authentic train cars which you can walk into and look around. I am a big rail fan so I knew I'd have to check this place out at some point during the trip.
Read more: Tomorrowland day 7 - Train World and Last Fest Day
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