Minor celebrities

When we visited the pavilion today we drew lots of attention. One thing we had heard before and experienced today is the wealth of assistance strangers will provide in relation to how one dresses their child. If your kid has any arm or leg skin exposed people will comment that it should be covered. I was carrying Mei and we had a blanket over her specifically for that reason, but when we sat down at one point a woman noticed one of her feet exposed. Unacceptable!

Apart from that advice, Stacey, the girls and I felt like minor celebrities. A number of other people visiting the pavilion wanted to take pictures of us.

At one point we were going into an area where visitors can pose for a photographer using traditional dress the emperor or empress might have worn. We wanted to snap a picture of the tourist who was in the outfit, but were distracted by some people who asked permission to take a picture of us. So we complied and then they started asking us to move a little this way and that for better lighting and suddenly there had to be 10 smart phones out capturing this magical moment for us. We probably disappointed a number of people who were not fast enough, but we decided to move on. People walk into walls when we are around.

Despite the odd attention, people have generally been very polite (if not behind the wheel of a moving vehicle) and seem enthusiastic. Could be worse.