Ewe and me

I'm so excited I just can't hold it in....we went to a sheep café in Seoul!

You may have heard of cat cafés or even dog cafés, but Korea does not disappoint when it comes to other themed cafés in addition to these. Case in point: sheep café. (I've also heard there is a raccoon café in the city, but the idea of getting food in a place where an animal I have only ever associated with vermin and dumpsters is not only openly welcome but also housed, simply does not appeal to me right now.)

Before the sheep encounter, my creative imagination dreamed that we would be going to a pseudo-Starbucks type of environment where we would be surrounded by dozens of sheep just going about their business while patrons enjoyed overpriced beverages and occasionally acknowledged the sheep in the room. Like a world where sheep and man live side by side, in perfect harmony. In actuality, there were only two sheep. And they were outside of the main dining area of the restaurant, in their own separate pen.

But they were still so cute, and soft, and gentle! And after purchasing a deluxe cup of hot water and sugar (I believe it was supposed to be tea) for about $5, I got to offer the sheep fistfuls of hay.

The sheep café, called Hello Nature Café, may not be for everyone. After all, it's basically like one exhibit of a petting zoo attached to a coffee shop. And if the weather is cold (which it was), the layers you wear cannot even begin to rival the fluffy coats on those sheep. But if you want to look at the adorable sheepish face of a gentle farm animal while enjoying a specialty coffee and a Korean waffle, well my friend, say hello to your new fave basic coffee joint, Hello Nature Café.