Friday 7 February 2014

49. Gherkin

4th February 2014, 30 St Mary Axe, London

Granted, I hate sightseeing. Never had an interest to go see the 'must-have-been-to' spots in the world and prior visits to the Eiffel Tower (what's the deal with all those stairs?, St Marcus' Square (I can be pooped on by pigeons anywhere on the planet) and the Sydney Opera House (there's a bar there...) has been very much someone else's bright idea and I have basically been dragged there. Fact, first time in New York I insisted on a helicopter ride to get it all over and done with.

As much as I loathe sightseeing, after 7 years in London - all of them in the East End, it's pretty embarrassing to never have made it to the Gherkin. Or knowing how to get there when you can clearly see the building from anywhere.

Honestly, I never got what the fuss was about. It's a funny looking building and 'the Gherkin' is probably the most polite nickname it has, but other than that it doesn't seem so special. However - if it's between that and Madame Tussaud's, London Eye, Buckingham Palace or any other over crowded tourist spot, I'll happily settle for the Gherkin.

Rather than doing what a normal person would have and just go to the champagne bar on top - I decided to mix business with semi pleasure, and went for a lecture on expected changes in financial regulations in. It was interesting. I guess. Not to mention there was an open bar. And mini burgers.

I'd say that's my London sightseeing done for 2014. Thank God for that. 

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