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For those of you familiar with our YouTube travel channel, you'll remember our many visits
to cat cafes while we were teaching English in South Korea. As cat lovers, we simply adored
visiting cat cafes with an opportunity to play, pet and interact with them.
When we found out Bangkok had a cat cafe we simply had to go. For those unaware, a cat
cafe is a type of themed cafe where cats are the main attraction. When visiting you pay
a cover fee (usually in the form of a dessert or a beverage) for the opportunity to watch
and pet the cats.
Cat cafes are most famous in Japan; however, many may be surprised to know that the first
cat cafe was opened in Taipei, Taiwan back in 1998.
One of the reasons cat cafes have become so popular in recent years has to do with laws
forbidding pets in certain apartment buildings and the fact that a demanding urban lifestyle
doesn't cater towards owning a pet.
We noticed immediately that there are a number of rules in place to help protect the welfare
of the kitties. Before entering a cat cafe you must wash your hands thoroughly with soap
and water, and put on slippers to ensure the environment is as clean as possible. You can
pet the cats but holding them or disturbing them while they are sleeping is not acceptable.
Generally speaking taking photos is fine; however, using your flash is forbidden.
The cat cafe we visited in Bangkok, Purr Cat Cafe is located on Soi Sukhumvit 53 just off
of Sukhumvit Road. It's the purrrrfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the city offering
a place to relax with cats.
The drinks and desserts available for purchase are more expensive than those at a regular
cafe. For cat lovers, this is a small price to pay when you consider the comfort and joy
that spending time with cats offers. We can't help but notice all of the ear to ear grins
of satisfied customers.
We've certainly always felt happy after spending time in a cat cafe. If you haven't had a chance
to visit one we highly recommend it. We know for certain this won't be our last time visiting
one as we continue gallivanting around the world.