Blaise the Celebrity and his sidekick Brooks.

Okay, so we'd been told to expect people to ask to take photos with us, etc. And we did expect that we might get more than the usual amount of attention due to the racial diversity in our family. BUT we were in no way prepared for what happened.

When I say that Blaise drew crowds, I mean crowds. Seriously, we're standing in China's most famous places and the crowds are gathered around the boys! Don't believe me? Here are the first few days... (And these are only after the crowds were small enough for me to get close again) Our tour group spent half the day waiting for the paparazzi to let them walk away!
IN TIANAMEN SQUARE
AT THE FORBIDDEN CITY

ON THE STREET

AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM


AT THE TERRA COTTA WARRIORS

ON THE STREET IN CHANGSHA

ON THE TOP OF MT. YUELU


He decided to disguise himself... Didn't work.





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