Cat City Reykjavik

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Cat City Reykjavik

When you travel, have you ever noticed that there cat cities and dog cities? Tokyo is a cat city. When I’m in Japan, I always carry a package of dried fish with me to tempt the stray kitties. Everywhere in India, stray dogs roam the streets. There is not a cat to be found. Reykjavik is known for its cats. They even have their own Facebook page. But I didn’t know that at first.

 

The first time I went to Reykjavik was for Airwaves. It was early November and we partied amidst hurricane-force winds. I didn’t see any cats. The next time it was April and warmer, but I was in class all day and didn’t wander the city much, except in large groups that would scare away any half intelligent animal. But the third time was in July. I was in the Eastfjords most of the time, but I spent my last day at the botanical garden in Reykjavik, marveling at how it looked like a Seattle garden in May, and making friends with this guy.

He never let me get close enough to pat him, but he followed me for nearly an hour as I wandered through the lilacs and buttercups. Reykjavik is a cat city.

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3 Comments so far

professorbattyPosted on6:44 am - Sep 11, 2017

I love those cats! A coupe of Reykjavík feline encounters: https://flippistarchives.blogspot.com/2015/10/cats-of-reykjavik.html

Back to School Work | gemma D. alexanderPosted on10:04 am - Oct 6, 2017

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Sig Nordal, Jr.Posted on7:20 pm - Oct 12, 2017

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