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Edinburgh So we still don't quite know how to pronounce

the name of the city. As a Canadian, I would be saying Edinburgh but I keep hearing the

locals saying Edinburgh, so that's what we are going to go with for the rest of our videos.

Well, as you can probably tell we're not in Kansas anymore and by Kansas I mean Chiang

Mai, Thailand. Look at what we're wearing. In our winter clothes. Today we're exploring

Edinburgh for the first time. This is our first impressions video.

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here. It's time to go climb up for an even better vantage point.

And to get there we're going to Granny's Green steps.

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winter trapper. More like I've inherited his hat.

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a ten minute ride and hopefully we'll some nice views of the city.

And we are moving. Woo hoo! And we're only half way there. We're going

to even go higher up. Are you scared? Yes, and we're not even at the top yet.

We don't like heights at all. We're probably using up all of our courage points doing this.

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Well there has been a lot of ginger sightings here in Edinburgh. I fit right in.

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Haggis Adventures. We're up in the Scottish Highlands and we're going to be visiting some

of the main sites around this area. Background music playing.

Every time I come here I always get really emotional. I can't explain it. It's a place

that is very very close to my heart. This is the battlefield. No jokes. No humor.

Guys. This is a massive war grave where my ancestors and other people's ancestors died

needlessly. So, just respect it guys. As you're making your way through here. It's the same

as if you go over to Europe and you go to these Second World War places. Just utmost

total respect. Background music playing.

A big massive shield and a big ginger beard. And long hair. Quite intimidating, eh?

Boom. Five of you guys have just been disemboweled. Now you guys over here boomfff. I probably

just slit through your jugulars. So with one man I could have taken out eight red coat

soldiers. That's why the Highlanders were known.

The people come here. They sing songs. They tell stories. And they remember. If you guys

were to come here just after the 16th of April all the way around this would be five hours

and things like that. On the anniversary of the battle during the day they bring a little

piper out who is actually blind. And they bring him up here and he stands here for forty

five minutes and he plays songs on the bagpipes for forty five minutes. The length that the

battle lasted for. And I dare any of you to come and stand next to him and not cry because

I did and it is just such an emotional thing. There is just silence and all you can hear

is the pipes just playing through and you're just looking around you can just imagine it

happening. And it does really really tug on your heart strings because war is such a terrible

thing and one thing is guaranteed with war is death. Death and destruction. really really

sad. These flags here. The three lions represent

the connection to England. fleur de lis a connection to France. And the flower is the

connection to Ireland. I think it's quite cool. So this is the Royal standard of King

James. If I had to stand here in this battle field 250 years ago and I was flying this

flag I would have been taken for treason and hung and killed. This is pretty cool actually.

And another interesting thing that one of the Jacobite generals did. If I had saw this

being a Jacobite soldier this would have inspired me to have courage and morale. He actually

led a charge into the front line against the British government army. Snapped his sword

in two, lost his horse. Came back out of the front line of the British government army.

Got another sword, go another horse and led a second charge in. Now to me that's balls.

If I had of been there and I saw one of my generals acting like that I'd have been YEAH!

Come on let's go! He's also the patron Saint of Russia and he's

the patron saint of Greece as well. So he's not just exclusive to Scotland. This flag

is very important as well. Background music playing.

clava cairns. Pffff. There isn't actually much to say about this place because it's

a mystery. You still have people coming here in the winter solstice with professor suits

on and they all argue with one another basically. Eh, these chambers are older than the Pyramids.

They were built by teenagers because the life expectancy back then would have only been

about 30 years old. So these tombs were built by teenagers. Now you might have had a dome

coming over the top as well. And as you can see the sun is actually just setting right

over there. And I believe it's either in the summer solstice or the winter solstice that

the sun actually sets in alignment here and the sun beam comes right down in this chamber

and there would have been a fire and smoke and all of us would have been sitting in here.

So image that beam of light coming in and all of this room started filling up with a

smoke and light and things like that. Very very very spiritual.

People who come here. If they take any of these rocks from these cairns and take it

back to whatever it is they are from bad things happen to them. So much so people actually

come back here and replaced the rocks. So there is your disclaimer guys. Don't take

any of the rocks. Hahaha. Don't go on facebook. Dave my arms is falling off! I did tell you

not to take the rocks. Hahaha! You have been warned.

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Background music playing. After the rising you had 1719. Spain and England

are shall we say had an alliance with one another and voided that alliance, so Spain

decided to play the Jacobite card. They spent 300 of their crack Spanish mountain troops

to help the highlanders. Thank you very much Spain! Woo! They went down to the eilendon

castle which is where I'll be taking you shortly. Unfortunately, for the Scots and the Spanish

we were defeated, so it was another failure and arising. Thanks for trying to help us

guys. Hahaha. So it's quite crazy to think guys that there were was actually Spanish

soldiers fighting here. That's why we've said about Jacobitism being part of Scotland. As

I said, Bonnie Prince Charlie was offered to become King of America, so an International

dimension as well. What a beautiful place for a battle guys. What a beautiful place

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Wind blowing. So today is day two of our tour of the Scottish

Highlands. The blue skies are gone and it is rainy, cold and the weather is just very

Scottish and dramatic. So our first stop of the day is eilean donan castle and that's

just right behind us. Brrrr. When I'm cold you know it's really cold. Oh yeah! Bone chilling,

wet and damp right now. Background music playing.

Aside from just the impressive Castle there is also wonderful views here.

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SO we've just been warming up in a pub right now. It is really cold, damp, wet and windy

outside, so we've got tea for two and we've ordered some traditional pub fare.

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because it reminds me so much of home where I grew up on Vancouver Island.

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the windiest he's ever seen it here. I bet you can barely hear me right now.

Wind noises. Background music playing.

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and we've had all kinds of weather. On day one it was pristine conditions - sunny blue

skies and day two was insane. Howling winds, rain, chilly and today we have a nice overcast

day. And we've got great views from the back of the mountains.

So the snowy peak we have over in the background is Ben Nevis and it is the highest peak in

the UK. It's a real treat that we can see it today.

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to the. So we've just been wandering around the ruins and seeing what is left of it even

now. Background music playing.

And just behind us we have the three sisters. There is not much explaining to do the scenery

speaks for itself. Background music playing.

So we're visiting the William Wallace Memorial. Fans of Brave Heart will certainly know who

this is. What was interesting was that our guide actually told us that many of the scenes

in Brave Heart were actually historically inaccurate.

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decided to go with something very typical. We're going to be eating the National dish,

which is Haggis. So let's go into Whisky Room. So today's meal is all about Haggis. We are

starting with Haggis spring rolls. So let's see what those are like. We've had a lot of

spring rolls lately in Thailand, Vietnam and other places in SE Asia. Mmmmmm. Never Haggis.

And it's also the first time trying haggis. Oh, so hot! Is it hot? Mmmmmm. I'm pleasantly

surprised. Oh, yeah. Haggis is good people! Those are hot. Mmmmmm. Wow, so many flavors.

It's delicious. I think I've found myself my new favorite spring roll. Haggis spring

rolls. Background my playing.

So for those of you who aren't familiar with Haggis it's a savory pudding made with sheep's

pluck. And that means a sheep's heart, liver and lungs. And if that doesn't sound appetizing

enough it's wrapped in the sheep's stomach and it also includes spices and some oats

and onions. So that's what we're going to be trying.

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Oh my, oh my. Look at that. So Haggis is served with neeps and tatties,

which is basically turnips and potatoes. First bite. So I've got lots of haggis here. Neeps

and tatties. Lots of gravy. The verdict. It's awesome. Yeah. That's not

an acquired taste. I love it on the very first bite.

Do you like it as much as I do? It's a really nice rich winter dish. And like

normally I don't like organs. I've had liver before and it has a very strong flavor but

somehow when it's all mixed together and they add spices and the gravy it's perfect. I like

it. I like haggis! And it's a cold day today so I'm trying something

else very Scottish here. It's a nice warm drink. It's called a Hot Toddy. It's got hot

water, whisky, lemon and honey. And that sounds good to me. Take a sip. Oh yeah. It goes down

nice. Okay, First sip of the Hot Toddy. I'm not

I've ever even tried this whiskey. So let's how it is in a hot drink.

Ooooh. It's nice. It really warms you up but it's not a strong and overpowering as I thought

it would be. This is nice. And it's also very aromatic because they've put some cloves along

with the lemon. Like Christmas. So far you're liking Scottish

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We're doing a deep-fried snickers, a Twix and we've already done a Mars bar already.

Awesome. I'm going to unwrap it. Stick it in the batter. I can't tell you that because

it's my secret. Hahaha...secret recipe? Of course. The Twix. One. Two. Mix it around.

Give it a little shake. And there it goes. Ah, that looks good. Now for the Twix. Here

is the Twix. There you go. How long do you put them in there? Emmmm, we just keep it

about...2 or 3 minutes. We fry them separately. This is just for the Mars bars. Mars bars

only. Awesome. So the temperature. This is 170 degrees. And while the batter cooks the

chocolate will melt. So the batter will cook before the chocolate. Ahhh, perfect. That's

so cool. So we've been hearing lots about the Mars

bars but Sam here went overboard and tried three different chocolate bars that have been

deep fried. So what do you have? Well, at the recommendation of the guy at the chip

shop. He recommended I also try the Snickers and the Twix bar, so we've got it all right

here. Let's unwrap that. I don't want to drop it here. Okay. Let's see that thing of beauty.

Isn't that gorgeous. Alright, so which is which? So I believe this is the Snickers.

We've got the two Twixes here and that is the Mars bar. Alright. And you're feeling

a little queasy today, so I'm going to be the one trying them all. Yes, you are. Enjoy!

So first up. And you can tell they really feel as though they've been deep-fried and

melted. This is flimsy in the hand. Ewww. Yeah, this is a Mars bar. I can tell from

what is seeping out. Take a bite. Oh, Wow. That is so much better than just having it

on its own. It's all melted inside. It's gooey. And you've got the crispiness from the batter

on the outside. Mmmmmm. One more bite. Next up Twix. Next up we have the Twix. This one

is a little longer. Oh yeah. Is it still crunchy? Yeah, it's still crunchy on the inside. You

can see this. All the chocolate has melted on the outside. It's just so much better than

having it normally. And the best for last. Best for last. My favorite

of all these bars is the Snickers, so I have high expectations for the deep-fried version

here. The battered version. Oh yeah. It just melts. All caramel and chocolate inside and

the peanuts. Oh,. Let's see the inside of it? That is amazing.

Okay, so you've tried all three. Which was our favorite? Definitely the Snickers. Why?