cenotaph. army personnel and members of the publicjoined the rest of the uk in a two minute silence at 11am. good afternoon. now, the travel show. coming up on this week s show. the atmosphere is brilliant. you ve got the singing, lots of shouting. that s so good. that s so tasty. some people want train sets, i wanted a castle. scotland is a perennialfavourite when it comes to travel. from its rugged and dramatic highlands to its vibrant cities and festivals. considering its relatively small size, scotland really does punch above its weight when it comes to tourism. and this week we re looking back at some of our favourite travel show adventures there, kicking off with the time i headed to shetland to experience something that s firmly based in the islands viking past, although a big change is under way. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures. and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invas
and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe. men shout the vikings. cheering and shouting so this is up helly aa. it s one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. this one in lerwick is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march through the town led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals kitted out in elaborate viking garb. i mean, this is serious stuff. this is. yeah, yeah. so who makes these? almost all of it was done in shetland. there was a design committee in the squad. what kind of money are we talking for an individual kit? between £2,000 and £3,000. wow. so you need to be really serious about this. this is something you really commit to. yeah. the viking heritage - of shetland is something that most shetlandersl are incredibly proud
so my friends and i host our own special event and we call it chinese burns, where we serve dishes from both cultures at the same time. i am on the hunt for a culinary twist on the burns supper that will be the centrepiece of my next chinese burns evening. hello, how you doing? lovely to meet you. how are you? thanks for coming along. let s head down. absolutely. so, it s chinese new year and it s burns night happening around the same time. what are we going to make for the party? we will be making a haggis with eddoe, spring rolls, with a chilli whiskey dip. that sounds delicious. first, we have got eddoe, a chinese root vegetable. they re like potatoes but a wee bit nuttier and sweet. a bit hairier as well!