Some crawling around Beijing

So we had a day today to spend around Beijing. We headed to a neighborhood and spent some time going from establishment to establishment. One of my favorite spots was a rooftop bar where they brought us each umbrellas during the thunderstorm. While we were trying to find a specific place, we got approached by a man who wanted to practice his English. He turned into our guide and spent the next few hours with us. He said his name was Jack, but it was really something like Zhu. He helped us to meet some interesting people along the way and talked to us about Chinese culture (i.e. they eat dog, love Bill Clinton, and have political views that do not match what the media tells us in the US). In one of the pictures, the boys told Jack to make a hand gesture that he did not understand. Poor guy. Tonight was spent sampling some local Chinese cuisine and having some Chinese beverages lending itself to a long subway ride home.
P.S. Kim and Shane, Dave's friends who are here to support him as well, are the ones with the umbrellas.
P.P.S. You can click on any photo to make it bigger.