Nobody ever seems to be able to pass from one holy place or historical site to another without stopping along the way to browse through boxes of broken Roman-era glass at an antiquities shop, bargain for figs and grapes in the markets, sample Arabic desserts, or examine old Hanukkah menorahs and hand-embroidered Bedouin cafens.
No one goes from one historical place to another without looking through the boxes of broken glass.