Inadvertent Celebrity

As alluded to in yesterday's entry, we were due to meet a former colleague of Chrissi's, Andre, for lunch. We've met up several times on previous visits (others may also recall him as the photographer at our wedding), and is always good to catch up.

Following a pleasant lunch (in part in recognition of his birthday) we then headed back with him to the office for Chrissi to make a few waves at people that she knew and used to work with. This quickly became her being surrounded by several people asking questions about her life in England, how her work was, and many other things. I even had to act as the overflow, fielding questions from some who couldn't get close to her enough to ask.

The most amusing part, however, was on leaning over people's cubicles who weren't quite expecting - doing a 'yes' in half-acknowledgement then suddenly being surprised by who it actually is and doing a double-take. I was almost following in the train of a minor celebrity for the small time we spent there, as people crowded around, asked questions and looked surprised to see her. It was amusing and entertaining.