First couple of nights in Beijing

I was feeling pretty sick for the first nights in Beijing. I got a nasty cold and the only thing that kept me going was alcohol. The first night in Beijing some friends gathered to go to a bar called "Rickshaw" and play pool. The next night was my birthday so a group gathered to help me celebrate that with a Chinese dinner at a traditional "hootong" building, on the roof terrace. Ben and I headed out to a few bars for drinks after that. It was a quiet but fun couple of evenings in Beijing. I'm hoping to get my strength back tomorrow for some serious dancing and clubbing.