The Famous Lamb in Hongdae – a café in its own class! Korean kindness abounds.

Posted on by Stefan Voswinkel, Business & Career Mentor, Photographer

Cafés open late in the morning in Korea – people’s rhythms are just different. So I found Jass Café that was open early on Sunday. The Barista there is very cool – not only is her English excellent (she doesn’t believe me OMG), but we had a very inspiring conversation. And THEN she pointed me to The Famous Lamb for a brunch-like breakfast. Let the pictures speak for themselves! The bread and pastry are done by masters, and people are very friendly.

The ambiance is hard to beat!

During my second visit in as many days (Germans are habitual :-), I experienced another example of JEONG, the Korean way of kindness: I wanted to buy a ticket for the Layered concert at West Bridge, where the jazz-funk group A-FUZZ plays on January 31 (the bass player provides an awesome sound carpet). But the ticket site was Korean only. My neighbour at The Famous Lamb got me the ticket – using her credit card! She is a freelance web developer who also does trainings and studies visual communication design at Hongik university. I like free spirits!

So delightful!
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Published by Stefan Voswinkel, Business & Career Mentor, Photographer

I have travelled to 31 countries so far. What exploring means to me: Venture into the Yukon backcountry by snowmobile - arriving at spectacular vistas with my buddy; enjoying world cafés (non-franchise please!) and the interesting conversations that blossom there; collaborating with free spirits. I feel attracted to people who truly care and have a backbone. Accountability and life-long learning are important to me. Political correctness is not my thing. My interests include all things aviation, the global economy, entrepreneurship, drumming (funky grooves!), winter photography and Korea. I’m passionate about mentoring and coaching others. I am tutoring professionals from around the globe in conversational German and English. If you are interested in my professional experience and expertise, please see my LinkedIn profile. https://ca.linkedin.com/in/stefanvoswinkel All texts and photos are mine. Please respect my copyright and name the source if you quote me.

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