Started the day with the the continental breakfast at our hotel.

Then headed our way to the Museum of the Future. We prepared ourselves to be super underwhelmed because many online reviews said to expect that. I will say there are a few things that I found cool (fyi the premise is that you’re in the year ~2070 and the earth is harnessing a lot of solar energy and powering various things on earth through microwaves). One section of the museum had a bio section, and it had over 2000 living organisms (from plants to bacteria) represented in a a 3D crystalized tube. I thought this was cool. Also, there was one invention that was shoes that adapt to your foot over time. The one final thing I will say about the museum is that they have this contraption in the lobby that flies around. It’s supposed to look futuristic, but someone in line called it a plastic balloon (in an NJ voice). Thought that was hilarious. (Oh, and also there were several references to Space-X which I thought was interesting).

After the museum, we headed back to the hotel to get a late lunch at a restaurant in the hotel called Meda. Details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2024/11/29/meda/

After, we walked over to the Burj Khalifa. We originally thought it would be a 15 minutes walk, but google maps was totally incorrect (it didn’t lead us to the right entrance, and there were definitely more optimized streets it could have taken). Therefore we missed being at the top by sunset. (But for future reference take an Uber instead, and the entrance is through the mall. Also VIP is worth it to skip the lines to and from the top. The top observation deck at 154-152 floors is best during the day since there will be less glare for photos, and I would say 148 is cool for night because it has a 360 view and an outside for the south and east corners. 124 floor has an outside view for west and north. 125 floor is meh lol). Will say it was cool to have a drink at the highest point, it also a bit underwhelmed by the lounge at 154-152 (very much just like an airport lounge). When we exited, we saw the fountains outside the Burj go off (similar to the Belagio fountains). Also, I will say the walking area around the Burj is really nice. Can’t wait to explore that area more in a few days when we go around the mall.

To end the night we saw Mind Against at SoHo Gardens (specifically The HIVE as soho is a collection of clubs). I will say I did like the vibe, and g people were definitely not shy! But one thing is, you will smell like an ash tray coming out of it (even down to your underwear!). Great night overall. (And they closed at 4am, mind against went on at 2:30am).