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Exploring Atlanta with Sophie

July 17, 2019 11 Comments

My husband and I recently took a “summer break” from our teaching business for a couple weeks. While that time off ended up being a series of unfortunate events, we did manage to get in an adventure with Sophie. We decided we wanted to go somewhere totally new, so we packed for a day trip into Atlanta. My mother-in-law was in town for a visit too, so we all enjoyed a fun, family day of adventuring together!

Atlanta is about an hour and a half drive for us. Sophie usually doesn’t do very well with car travel, but she surprised us this time. She only cried for the first 20 minutes or so, and then she calmed down. That is a BIG improvement for her!

Our first stop was Piedmont Park. Piedmont Park is an almost-200 acre park just a mile from downtown Atlanta. We all enjoyed a nice stroll through the park in the late morning hours, before it got too hot.

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat walking in Piedmont Park

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on bench in Piedmont Park

After a little walk around Piedmont, we decided to hit the Atlanta BeltLine. The BeltLine is a trail around Atlanta that used to be a former railway corridor. People can walk it, bike it, scooter it, etc. It is still a work in progress, but many portions are already complete. The aim of the BeltLine is to improve transportation, add green space, and promote redevelopment.

Along the BeltLine, you can find painted murals and art installations. It also connects different places around the city, so you can get off at any point as you reach the restaurants, shopping, and parks along the way. We had a great time admiring and posing in front of the murals we saw.

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine, fish mural
Too bad these fish weren’t real!
Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine, mural painting
Apparently there is an organization called Tiny Doors ATL that places these tiny door art projects in various places around the city. Sophie of course had to pose with it!

After so much walking, we were getting tired and thirsty. Thankfully we passed this little coffee shop along the BeltLine. We stopped for a rest and refreshment.

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat on Atlanta BeltLine

During our rest, Sophie got to make some new friends of the human variety. There was also a golden-doodle dog who came up that Sophie wanted to befriend, but the dog (who was at least 5 times Sophie’s size) was terrified of her… haha!

After we rested up, we hit the trail again for some more BeltLine explorations. We eventually came upon Ponce City Market, which is a big shopping mall. They had several restaurants with outdoor seating, so we settled on Minero, a Mexican restaurant, for some lunch. Sophie was so well behaved and patient while we ate. We tied her leash to the table leg, and she just laid on the ground and people watched.

Exploring Atlanta with Sophie - cat at Minero in Ponce City Market

While there were several more cat-friendly places we wanted to visit, by the time we finished eating and made the trek back down the BeltLine to the car, we were all so tired. We decided to head home. This just means we have another Atlanta adventure to look forward to in the future!

Filed Under: Adventure Cats & Traveling with Cats, Sophie

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  1. Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs says

    July 17, 2019 at 1:15 am

    How cool to see the city from kitty’s viewpoint! Sophie is such a grat adventurer!

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    • Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs says

      July 17, 2019 at 1:16 am

      Not sure what a grat adventurer is, but we meant great, MOL!

      Reply
  2. Random Felines says

    July 17, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    what fun – we bet Sophie was very popular

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  3. Summer says

    July 17, 2019 at 1:30 pm

    Sophie is SUCH a good girl! That looks like it was a really fun excursion.

    Reply
  4. databbiesotrouttowne says

    July 17, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    sophie; thiz soundz like an awesum trip; N ewe NOE….what we liked de best !!!

    ( we cracked up bout de dawg !!!! 🙂 ♥♥

    Reply
  5. Eastside Cats says

    July 17, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    We watched a program about the Tiny Doors in Atlanta…what fun! And that mural is fantastic. Sophie, you are beyond beautiful, so it’s terrific that other humans admired your pretty self.

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  6. Mary McNeil says

    July 17, 2019 at 8:51 pm

    Sophie looks so calm ! Maybe she is getting better in the car because she realizes it will lead to another adventure !

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  7. Ellen Pilch says

    July 17, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    That looks like a fun trip. How funny that the dog was afraid of sweet Sophie 🙂

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  8. The Swiss Cats says

    July 18, 2019 at 12:56 am

    That sounds like a great trip ! Purrs

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  9. mommakatandherbearcat says

    July 24, 2019 at 2:37 am

    Wow! I’d love to explore the trail. And everything is better with cats!

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  10. Kari L Bender says

    August 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm

    She looks very much like my Carmel! And her purrsonality looks about the same too. Carmel is leash trained and loves people. How fun!!!

    Reply

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