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
[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] will: good morning and welcome to fox & friends. pete: that s good. will: they were all good. phenomenal this morning. where s san jacinto peak? if. pete: i don t know, but it s 10,000 feet. will: well, you know, it s the deciding battle in the victory for the republic of texas against mexico. that s what established our independence. we don t have any 10,000 foot peaks, not even in big bend. but the magic ear says it s california. pete: near palm springs, is what they said. will: yeah, those were were awesome this morning, and your photos celebrate or suggest that you re beginning to celebrate the fourth of july as is everyone else on this couch because i ll be working next weekend, and i ll be much closer in approximate proximity, but these two, america got sick to its stomach and came over here and vomited on pete hegseth. [laughter] pete: these are my patriot shoes from rdc shoes. look at that. th
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