Crazy Cat Cafe - Gold Coast

So one of the awesome things we got to do down at the Goldie was go to the Crazy Cat Cafe

(definitely more cute than crazy though!)

First up they had a Siamese munchkin cat that was a kitten *gasp* and yes she was as adorable as that combo sounds :)

Despite munchkins cuteness, I definitely bonded the most with this guy, who was happy to play with the toys on offer :)

Whilst a lot of the other cats were pretty content to sleep :p

We went around 4pm and half way through our session (we opted for 30 minutes) the cats did slowly start to wake up (as the sun started setting).

The cats all seemed very at ease, content and well looked after, oh and super super soft :)

There was the option of doing the hour session but based on our cat cafe experience in Tokyo we thought 30 minutes would be totally okay. In hindsight, an hour would have been great. It may have been lucky timing but in our session there were only 2-3 other couples which meant space to wander around to each cat without feeling like you were intruding on other people's experience. Contrasting that to Japan where it was super crowded and we only ended up staying 10 minutes. I know it's hard to compare the Gold Coast to Tokyo as you have to account for population and cultural demands, possibly leading to differing visitor numbers. Just some food for thought.

In the space there's a screen set up with a piece of animated string that keeps moving. This guy above had a few attempts at grabbing it :)

I did not know!
 

Universal cat sign for "I'm trying to sleep!"

Tomorrow I have one more cat surprise from our trip and probably one of my favourite moments, ever!

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Japan Road Trip: Shibuya

I always thought Shibuya was just for the famous crossing and overpriced stores but Ben and I managed to have a lovely roam around, changing my previous opinion on this part of Tokyo. The crossing is fun but there were lots of little and big stores we popped in an out of, plus a cat cafe, happily filling a few solid hours :)

Ben wanted to check out tower records because he read they sold Japanese comics in English subs (unfortunately only super main stream comics!) but I was surprised to find myself browsing and being inspired by all sorts of books and stationery and treasures.

Who wore it better?

Mega regret for not buying that amazing swan boat ceramic. I'm not sure what it is, maybe a soy sauce dipping bowl?

Gachapon

 And the elusive sushi cats!! (I'll show you which ones I got in my loot post later on)

Whilst strolling the semi back streets we stumbled upon a cat cafe, called cafe MoCHA

It cost 200 yen for ten minutes and to be honest, we didn't stay very long because it was sooo packed!

It was ridiculously beautiful though with an amazing view of Shibuya

In the middle of the main room upstairs was a giant cat tree with lot of spots for cats to jump up and sleep the day away. When we arrived a lot of cats had found higher refuge away from eager pats and photo taking. The cats left at arms reach were all busy being loved upon, which meant Ben and I awkwardly sat around, whilst quietly thinking of all our amazing free interactions with street cats and our cats which made the whole cat cafe thing kind of funny for ourselves :p

But hey I can definitely see the appeal, especially if you're living in Tokyo and can't have a cat yourself!

Behind the tree were also these bird cages hanging from the ceiling, I wholeheartedly love that the cats had many places to escape humans!

Some kitties didn't seem to mind though

I definitely recommend a stop to Shibuya, the train station with its many exits and entrances is a little manic but getting lost is sort of part of the experience as well :)

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