Our closing party – Through the Interface

On Thursday we celebrated Autodesk’s presence in Neuchatel together, one last time, at the official office closing party. It was held at the new bar on top of the Beaulac Hotel… a fitting venue, in some ways, as this was for many of us the first place we stayed when we first visited Neuchatel for our job interviews (it certainly was mine: I stayed here back in July 1995 when I came across for my 2nd-round interview to join Autodesk UK, some years before I moved here).

Anyway, the new bar is really nice, with interesting decor…

Bubbles

Fun decor

… and stunning views:

The view towards town

And towards the lake

It was a little windy, that day, so we split our time between the outside area…

Cheers

… and the bar:The bar

There were some very interesting drinks on offer, too.

Cocktails

Happy faces

ShadesSmiles

We did assemble for a group photo, but I haven’t been able to track down the phone it was taken with. I’ll post it here if I manage!

Grouping together for the official photo

The event was due to finish at 6pm, but kept being extended into the evening.

The sun sets

In the end it finished sometime after midnight, and some of us kept…

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