Resident cats

One of the surprises we had on the first day of the conference were the resident cats in the hotel.  We were eating lunch when one wandered right past our table.  It didn't beg or even pay much attention to us, it just strolled around the room perhaps looking for scraps, not with any great purpose.  A few minutes later we noticed what we thought was the same cat outside and wondered "how did he get out so quickly?".  Then we realized it was another cat.  There are at least 10 that we have been able to count and they are all over the hotel complex.  They are pretty well mannered (never on tables) and actually pretty affectionate.  This evening we actually saw one sprawled across the laps of three different delegates sitting on a couch in the lobby, soaking up all the love they were dishing out.

"hmmm...maybe I should go out for a while..."

"hmmm...anything interesting happening inside?"

The doors throughout the complex are automatic sliding glass doors.  I watched this cat to see if the sensor was sensitive enough to detect his presence.  He sat to the side for a few minutes, the moved himself directly in front of the door and voila, the doors opened and in he came.