SHOKO…..BLACK
KALI…..ORANGE
Mom and dad flew into London on rails and walked 87 miles from the Eurostar into St. Pancras Station. Then out the other side to the main exit. Dad rushed on ahead of mom…cause she was walking like she was dragging a moose behind her. Mom finally made it to the exit and guess who greeted her? It was Princess Leah, and her mom and dad. Our dad was there too. How exciting Shoko. They all went for tea in St. Pancras Station. I think mom was stunned as she didn’t seem to take many pictures.
Here is Princess Leah’s mom, Julie and her dad, Mike. Her Royal Highness is trying to get at the Canada Goose Shoko and I stuck in mom’s suitcase for Leah. Mom said she enjoyed a relaxing cuppa with Leah and her parents. She could have stayed and enjoyed their company for several more hours but it was time to get to the hotel. Take a look at Princess Leah’s Blog and see more pictures of our meeting.
Now St. Pancras Station is an old castle like building. It is beautiful beyond compare. Any repairs to the old structure are kept in the same style. Mom and dad caught a taxi to their hotel…The Tavistock. It wasn’t far but these two decided they didn’t need to struggle down the sidewalk with their suitcases.
Our travellers woke in Normandy and now they were in London. To say they were tired was an understatement.
The next day found mom and dad deciding to walk about their area around the Tavistock Hotel. Mom and dad liked the quaint shops along the street.
The Post Box was so shiny and new looking. Where the ones in Prince George look like they had a fight with a woofie and lost.
MOL….mom is in her glory looking for different spices and concoctions than in Canada.
The next place to find was Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium. A bit of a challenge for our wanderers.
I won’t show you all the areas they wandered in and out but Chinatown and Coventry Gardens were two of the districts.
They found Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium just as dad was starting to say they had come the wrong way while he was pushing mom on her walker. They both were so excited they forgot to take a picture.
Inside was a small cat heaven. There were cats sleeping…of course. Cats watching the pigeons and greeter cats showing us around. Shoko would be crazy over these stairs….dropping on me from above.
Look at these caves for the cats. They look like they’re in the wild forests of Africa. What a hoot.
The birds outside caught these kitties attention while we sat and had High Tea.
A most satisfying visit to their first cat café.
Next installment…visiting Harrods Department Store.
I’m really enjoying your travels! Glad that you got your first cat cafe visit in, too. I can imagine my kitty boys love, love, loving those cat caves and stairs!
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Your boys would go ga ga for the caves and that stairway to the stars was a super idea.
Kitty Kisses,
kali
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Oh boy!!!! A cat café…….AND Covent Garden? I’m glad they found time to visit Harrod’s. My Mom said she and Dad felt like they could have lived in there for months and nobody would have known because the place is SO BIG!
Hugs, Teddy
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Harrods is huge alright and so clean for being such a huge store.
Kali
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oh what a super adventure… you furst met a princess and then all the cats … and you had high tea too… with clotted cream and all zip&zap?
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It was wonderful. A real princess in mom and dad’s area. I hope she really liked the Canada Goose.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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Oh what FUNS!!!! Fank you both fur lending me your peeps for a visit, they are pawsome and I had the bestest of times sharing a cup of tea and a chat with them
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
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Mom and dad were delighted to meet a real princess and to think you are so beautiful too.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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Magnificent doesn’t even begin to describe that station. Was it beautiful inside, too? Did Princess Leah and her pawrents meet up with Tweedledum and Tweedledee, er, your Mom and Dad? What a wonderful trip!
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The whole trip to London was so fascinating for mom and dad.
kali
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This is all so exciting. Dad was in Bristol years ago and really loved England. That Cat Cafe is really the whiskers and we would all love to come and watch English food on the fly and check out those very nice caves. Cant wait to see what Mom and Dad do next. Yay for the trip!
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London was fascinating for mom and dad. So very much to do and see.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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Oh sweet friends – what an adventure. It’s like living through the experiences of your mom/dad. What neato cat hideaway houses. That is a neat idea for sure. Can’t read about Harrods! XOXO – Bacon
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So happy I’m not boring everyone….so they are active peeps for sure. Shoko and I would be very unhappy if we had to wander the streets of London looking for food. MOL
Kitty kisses,
Kali
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I know that feeling! I just like to oink and then the food magically appears. We got that life don’t we my friend? XOXO – Bacon
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Oh Kali, Raena would luv those stairs too. She’d drop on me da way Shoko would on you. Better we stay away from things like dat. But it is a cool place fur da cats who live there. What a great time everypawdy had. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
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Raena would be in her glory too.
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You got dat right. MOL
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
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Oh my goodness! I would LOVE to visit that cat cafe! I’ve often thought that Bear would enjoy some catification around here. As fun as your parents’ trip sounds – it sounds equally exhausting!
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You aren’t catified? Well, what’s stopping you? You don’t have to make marks in the wall…try something that is just Bears. I know he’ll love it.
Mom says the trip was exhausting but she didn’t want to miss anything.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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kali N shoko….87 milez…… hole lee soundz like smitz !!! de food gurl wood still bee over ther trudgin a long 😉
what a grate ree cap; awesum city scape…hope mom finded de herbz her kneaded and de cat emporiumz MEGA KEWL….we wood even look at a burd for a breef second ta haza sneek peek inn side one oh thoze cavez !!! 🙂
thanx for sharin ~ ♥♥♥
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Dad says they were in that store for an hour while mom chose the different herbs from England she couldn’t get at home. Mom couldn’t make up her mind so dad decided she needed them all. She looked like a herbal expert when she came home.
The caves for the cats and the stairs were awesome. The stairs for the young’un’s and the cat caves for the others.
Kali
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Your dad really must love your mom. They have such great adventures together. Thanks for bringing us along on the trip!
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I guess he does. They have been married like forever. They can argue like nobody’s business. Mom says they’re passionate about what they think. Whatever…just keep it down, Kali and I are trying to sleep.
Shoko
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Wow, that cat cafe looked pretty cool!
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You would love it there, Ernie, Wally and Zoey. A great adventure.
Kali
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The cat place looks like a lot of fun and how cool your folks got to meet more blogging friends.
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They sure had a great visit.
Shoko
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That is a beautiful hotel! Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium looks like a wonderful place to visit!
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The High Tea was delicious. with scones sporting cream, finger sandwiches and fancy desserts. It was yummy. Some greenies afterward would have been nice too.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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WOW! What a great adventure! 😺
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An adventure mom and dad will never forget.
Kitty Kisses,
Kali
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Shoko and Kali, it sounds like your pawrents I had great adventures! Thanks for sharing the link to Leah’s blog. I will have to check it out! The kitties at the cat emporium you mention have snazzy kitty cubbies! Did your pawrents get to pet the kitties there? My mom took a picture of kitties the other day in the window at a cat cafe she stumbled upon in Charleston, SC, but she didn’t go inside.
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Mom says the kitties were quite friendly and of course nosy. She did pet one. The other ones had more important things to do like watching birds.
I didn’t know there was a cat café in Charleston….how wonderful
Shoko and Kali
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I did comment on this when you published it…think my laptop is playing up and needs a little punch…
Another great instalment! We have a kitty cafe here actually, although I haven’t been yet. Those stairs look brilliant! I bet it was lovely to meet another blogger friend in person too – looking forward to your next episode! 😺💕xxx
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I wonder what happened to your comment? Those stairs are great but we’d need a chest of drawers or a table to help them get up.
Jean
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Don’t know…lost somewhere in the ether… yes, when my previous cat was getting on, we had to leave strategically placed chairs and stools to help him up and down. He had arthritis, but he was such a lovely old gentleman 🙂 xxx
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I need more stairs for Kali outside but Bill is busy right now so when he gets time….I’ll bug him.
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My partner made little ramps to help as well, and covered them with carpet so Walter’s claws didn’t slip.
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Definitely carpet must be on them. All Kali’s steps are carpeted. Come to think of it, I don’t know where Bill is getting the carpet. Hope there isn’t a big hole in my carpet under the love seat. lol
Jean
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Lol…I’ve done that! Cut a careful square from under the sofa to patch a carpet – my mother was staying with me and dropped a hot iron on the carpet…she was lucky it wasn’t her foot! (I would perhaps check under the love seat..! 😸)
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No, no hole…thank goodness. I do like to turn the carpet when one end gets too shredded. haha
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Lol…I think my sofa will have to stay permanently where it is as Charlie and perhaps a few accomplices have shredded the back!
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