Champagne hurrah

Just a quick one today, as I'm busy clearing my desk prior to a few days in Dublin.

I was lucky enough last night to be invited to a work event at Vertigo, the champagne bar on the 42nd floor of Tower 42 (previously this was called the NatWest tower, I think). The bar is a long skinny space wrapped around the service core of the building, so although no area is wider than an armspan, everybody gets a window seat - which is pretty much the whole point of being that high up, I guess. Our area was on the east side of the building, overlooking the Gherkin and out towards Canary Wharf. It's a good place for a client event, because even dull or shy people can find something to do (look at the view) or talk about (whether they can see their house). Less good for a non-work event, because the prices would make a grown man weep.