Happy New Year

So, Christmas is over - been back at work almost 2 days and I've got a cold starting. Smashing.

Here's a picture of our Chritsmas tree (which is now back in the loft) to try to wring out the last of the Christmas cheer.


I don't do Resolutions - but I've set myself a task this year, in an effort to keep my weight at a reasonable level. I'm aiming to cover 2,011 miles in 2011, and although this would traditionally be Walk/Run/Swim/Cycle, I dont run or cycle and my favorite pool doesn't reopen until 2012.

So far I'm about 20% down with 5 days gone and 360 to go. Maybe I'll need to fix my bike up later in the year to catch up.

And just for reference, I made a huge effort to walk more in 2010 and managed 1495 miles, so the 2011 challange will be a big one.

City of London Guildhall.

Other than a few churches, the only thing we got to look at properly on the Open House London weekend was the Guildhall. I've seen the outside of the building many times, and thought about including a detour to it from my London Wall Walk photo set http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgunnee/sets/72157600537571233/ - as the arc marked out in the forecourt shows the extent of the Roman amphitheatre.


What I hadn't realised was the number of halls and the amazing quality of the interiors.
This is a view of the interior of the main hall - that is, the one you see from the courtyard in the view above.


There are some interesting monuments around the hall, including these to Nelson and Wellington:



This is its undercroft