After the excitement of Freda’s win for The Lions in the Grand Final we dined at an exclusive high-end cat-only restaurant in Melbourne. That way we wouldn’t be bothered by humans trying to dominate us. We could relax and enjoy the evening. I had already booked a place, but warned the chef I would have a special request. Right on the dot at the end of the football final I sent my message. When we arrived, our carpet rolled itself tidily, ready to take us on our journey home.
The cat waiter showed us to a table with a view, as I had requested. Freya was pleased and kept staring out the window at the city landmarks. One of the staff, a grey cat, stayed with us to check the meal was to our satisfaction. Immediately, Freya exclaimed at the special treat I had ordered, a lion decorated dish to celebrate her win that afternoon. You can see the lion smiling in the centre. I almost felt we were back in Freda’s home country of South Africa. You will note that the photo view is a bit different from the video view. But the food was delicious in both views and that is part of the fascination of virtual travel.
The images were done with text from Sasha (beamed to Lynette) and AI. AI tried hard to understand our text and produced many different and curious views of the restaurant, many of which were quite unexpected. But we selected these, after a good deal of discussion, as being the truest to our experience. Cat customers varied through the evening. Many of the cats were distinguished looking, which could only be expected in such an exclusive venue. The video has captured a scene with only Russian Blues in sight, but we saw many elegantly presented tabbies. None were quite as beautiful as Freya, so she received many admiring glances. The restaurant itself, being virtual, floated gently up and down the Cat Tower, giving us views at different levels as the evening drew on.
After we finished our sumptuous meals we caught our magic carpet back to Adelaide. The carpet had produced warm blankets for us to snuggle up together on the flight.
