Based on a belief that the best way of exploring a city is to get lost, I did just that, entering by the Jaffa Gate, wandering through the Shuk, taking a few side alleyways, admiring the accumulation of ancient remains until I found myself in a courtyard outside the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate:-
I was directed to take a short cut through a subterranean chapel:-
And found myself outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where evensong was in full swing:-
What incredible photographs. I particularly love the stunning colours on the detail of the cooper pipes and painted wall with what looks like a painting framed in sad gold.