Tower 42 Moment

Having missed the London Open House weekend, I am somewhat pleased to find myself in Tower 42 for the first time today.

The view from the twenty-third floor is mesmerising.  It is a glorious day – one of those clear, bright September days, all burnished blue and gleaming gold.  You can almost see all of London from up here, shimmering like a new city.  In the distance the Shard, coming along apace, pierces the skyline in triumph.