The single lane road is a simple but effective traffic calming / speed reduction method. It has the advantage of not killing your suspension like speed bumps in the road, and not causing issues for ambulances that are still able to travel through them at speed without throwing their patients into the roof. :)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Didn't think about ambulances, good point! -E

@MikeGreenwood51

5 жыл бұрын

I looked to see the road signs as you went through the village but you didn't show the road approaching long enough. But just before the village you were on the twoway open country road which is likly classed as a 'clearway'. A 'Clearway road allows speeds upto 50 or 60mph as it is considered clear of significant obstacles or hazards. So as people have travelled the road before they consider higher speeds are allowed. For a clearway to pass through a residential village an remain a clearway some fences, walls or enclosure would be needed to separate both motorists and residents. In effect chopping the village in two. So as not to destroy the village (village likly can not afford to build a flyover or major city type development) the chicane is placed there to force speed control. Speed restrictions through the villages as well as signs saying 'end of clearway' (An 'X' in a circular sign)' should have been there. But if motorists miss the fact they entered in to a reduced speed section of the road (Likly 30mph max or maybe even 20mph), there is still the chicane to slow them down. Just as you were saying (demonstrating) 'Why the hell would they ever do this? Look!' It seems clear you could not really see any reason why you should reduce your speed. Yet you were passing parked cars, residential houses, gardens and you even passed a church. Just prior to the chicane you seemed to enter the village outskirts at speed (maybe 50mph). So what is a 4 year old more interested in his icecream walks out from behind a parked car? Being as his head is lower than the roof of the parked cars he is invisible to oncoming traffic untill he runs out on to the road. You likly also passed the village school. It looks like a one street village so everyplace exits to the same road as if that road is the village street, which it is. The village may have been there before the highway authority connected a road (higher grade) to it. So it is in effect the village street used by the highway authority. So the highway authority had likly three choices. Relocate the whole village so he can have a road there, route his road around or out of the way of the village or reduce the speed of his traffic which he was routing through an inhabited village. Lol. Did you see speed restriction signs as you left the faster 'clearway' entering the village? For some reason a lot of people somehow seem to not observe such signs as they got use to a few hours of driving on the open country faster road.

@CRD250

5 жыл бұрын

Traffic calming 😂 They cause confusion and rage. No one likes them. They push you and the oncoming traffic into the same lane.

@sunny70299

3 жыл бұрын

@@CRD250 no they dont, as one car should give way to the other.

@CRD250

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunny70299 Yes they do. A good system wouldn’t put you anywhere near oncoming traffic.

If you have a house next to a speed bump, you go crazy as they are NOISY. So those single lane things are a quiet version of speed bumps, designed to slow traffic town. They work.

@herasean5720

5 жыл бұрын

True, theres a speed bump in front my house, and it really is so noisy

If a grumpy and difficult asshat like me is fond you two then there is almost no reason for rest of the world not like you, I have been watching your videos for years, you are pretty much one of the rarest down to earth earth people on youtube Never change guys!

@kydeanderic

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks! Don't doubt the grumpiness of others, some people absolutely hate us! Hahahaha. -E

The "sea vegetable" you had was samphire, and it's quite naturally salty. :) It's probably why the fish was underseasoned, because the samphire is quite salty itself and if eaten together would season the fish.

@Starmongoose1991

6 жыл бұрын

I'm a chef, and I'm not into that kind of food either. I like good quality food, but your plates looked more style of substance to me.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Yea, fancy food rarely is actually a wonderful meal. -E

@henryminute659

6 жыл бұрын

Spot on. I love samphire.

@spencermax

5 жыл бұрын

Etymology; Originally "sampiere", a corruption of the French "Saint Pierre" (Saint Peter), samphire was named after the patron saint of fishermen because all of the original plants with its name grow in rocky salt-sprayed regions along the sea coast of northern Europe or in its coastal marsh areas. It is sometimes called sea asparagus or sea pickle. In Norfolk it is commonly called sampha [sam-fa]. In North Wales, especially along the River Dee's marshes, it has always been known as sampkin.

@Jeannelawes

5 жыл бұрын

@@kydeanderic you take back some rhubarb seeds...easy

C'mon now, all those Italian immigrants in the USA I'm amazed you've not seen/heard/eaten Gnocchi before!!? They're dumplings made with mashed potato, flour and egg btw ;)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

We don't have a big Italian community where we are from. Also, we've been in Asia for nearly a decade, there aren't many Italians here either. Haha. -E

@eattravelraverepeat3791

6 жыл бұрын

Not a lot of Italian's where I'm from either, it's a pretty homogenous place. Weirdly enough the best Gnocchi I've ever eaten was in a restaurant in Indonesia a few months ago!

@Kivas_Fajo

4 жыл бұрын

@@eattravelraverepeat3791 Well, you clearly haven't been to Italy yet, have you?

@eattravelraverepeat3791

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kivas_Fajo I've been to Italy many times

What an irony that people like you can stay in these majestic places. In old days u would be on the other side of the door, thanks for the video. It's beautiful.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Not all of us can be the queen. Glad you enjoyed our peasant take, hahaha. -E

Woohoo! A fellow rhubarb junkie! As a wee boy, I used to stay with my grandparents at the weekend and my grandpa would let me help him in his garden - fetching stuff, filling water containers, pulling weeds etc. At the end of the day, he'd give me run of the place and I'd always go for the rhubarb or gooseberries. Now, as a crusty old fart, I'm still horribly addicted to rhubarb and put it into everything - yoghurt, porridge, cereal and I've been known to churn out a killer rhubarb smoothie or two. It may sound horrible but it's the business! Anyway, glad you had a nice time and that nobody murdered you in the castle :)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Rhubarb all the things! I'm with you! -E

Hey guys, just stumbled across this vlog, nice job. Im local to Ackergill Tower & have done work in there many times. I can only say how embarrassed i am about the staff & their lack of knowledge. Kyde's comment at the end where she says it's as if the staff were just employed yesterday might just be true. From what i understand they have a high turnaround of staff & the locals with the high-level of knowledge are no longer there. Oh, i believe it is called a Tower because when it was first build it was just the square part so it was only a tower. The other parts were added later. There are pictures of it inside. Hope you enjoy the rest of the Highlands.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

We quite enjoyed our stay there despite the lack of knowledge. They were super friendly though, so it's not a total miss. We loved the Highlands, keep an eye on our channel as we have more from the north of Scotland on the way. -E

@kirstennielsen4046

5 жыл бұрын

There are other castles which were just towers...think that was a safety precaution. You'll likely find spiral staircases going clockwise as defending from the top requires (in most cases) that your right arm is free. One castle has it thw otherwise as the family used left hand. Ps you pay to stay in a castle and you have to fins your own room??? Not good enough by the staff.

@bonniea8189

4 жыл бұрын

According to manorcastles.com Ackergill Castle is permanently closed as of 2019.

@MegaBoilermaker

4 жыл бұрын

@@kirstennielsen4046 A number of so-called "Castles" in the UK are in fact the last remaining part of a castle namely the "Keep" .

That breakfast was a typical hotel blandness that everyone feels ok about eating.

I've never heard an American pronounce Edinburgh correctly before, what a magical time to be alive

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

It's funny how many people are telling us we are saying it wrong. Hahahaha. -E

@Christian-ru6op

4 жыл бұрын

That’s because to in American English the urgh just becomes urg

Favorite Kyde quote: "If you fuck up a mushroom... I don't know what you're doing."

Thank you for the reveal when you found out it was real pigeon, followed by the sad tale of its day, pure comedy gold ;)

Eric, marry her. She's a keeper. Kyde, marry him. He's a keeper. Two people thoroughly enjoying life :)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Good news, we are married!

@tnetroP

6 жыл бұрын

Kyde and Eric Great!

@paullaup5475

5 жыл бұрын

Kyde, divorce Eric. Marry me. I've got a bike , know how to cook(microwave) and you only have to wash my underwear once a month. At least think about it... 🤪

Never eat with your knife!!! (don't put it in your mouth). Love you both. x

"bonar bridge was erected in 1973"😂 this is why I watch these 2 guys. Awesome. I can't stop watching 🖒

In the UK, cheese for dessert is rather common. Lovely with a glass of port!

@marycarver1542

2 жыл бұрын

and gnocchi is not pasta, it is potato or semolina formed into the balls, and always served with a sauce.

You're right,those road things are to stop speeders.love your stuff

i really needed this video tonight! thank you so much for your blog, for those of us that are "hometown bounded" due to health issues travel blogs like yours are an honest window to the world, so much better than the travel channel shows which pretty much just feel like watching an ad for tourist destinations. i truly enjoy how you don't overlook the mundane or dirty sides of where you travel, and the fact that you do it all on a reasonable budget! so glad i get to live vicariously through you guys

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Gald we helped make your night better. Thanks KS for the kind words, what you are enjoying is exactly what we want to be making! -E

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@angusbrown5338

6 жыл бұрын

Kyde and Eric lol you still mispronouced loch it's 'lo' and then a 'gh' sort of sound it's kinda hard to explain lol anyway loving these Scotland videos!

@koudacyen

6 жыл бұрын

Kyde and Eric That sea vegetable is called samphire, you cook it and splash vinegar on it, when I was little an old man with his horse drawn cart would shout down the streets SAMPHIRE. When he passed away there was no one to carry it on.

Are you telling me Eric's been going down slides all his life with his knees up? What's why slides don't work for you my dude :P

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

If I put my knees down my feet touch the ground!

@sammygirl5835

6 жыл бұрын

you have to lift your feet up some how, your shoes are meant to be non slip after all.

@garymcatear822

6 жыл бұрын

A wee tip for you, before you slide down slides make sure you dunk yer ass in oil first, you will will slide right down that slide at just short of the speed of light.

Exactly, these are speedbumps.

"The hairy coo... seems inappropriate" That had me laughing! And yes, that road block thing is just to slow cars down. "Some sheep, sheepin' aboot" That was a pretty good accent! Another good video, awesome experience staying in a Castle! Shame it didn't quite live up to expectations but I'm glad you both enjoyed it!

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! -E

Awesome stuff, keep up the awesome tours n vids.

Ahh finally getting to see this! Thank you for the scenery I needed it!!!! 😍😍😍😍 Oh my goodness! You guys stayed in the castle on mine and my husband's anniversary!

Absolutely loving these Scotland vlogs, can't wait to binge on your previous videos too!

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying! Lots more to come and even more older videos to binge, haha. -E

This is my all time favorite video that you guys have made. I love castles and seas. The foods, the decor, the environment. It just gives me a homey feeling. I absolutely love it. Thank you so much

@kydeanderic

4 жыл бұрын

Super happy you did it! It was a fun evening. -E

Great video! What a fun adventure.

Gnocchi is legit just pasta made from mashed potatoes with flour and egg, and either served boiled or fried! I prefer fried with garlic and butter! 😉 My family are from northern Scotland, so this video makes me want to go there even more! Loved it!

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! Our next video will show more of the north, it's super beautiful up there! -E

y'all got a merry outlook on life. It's nice to hear people like you both talk about what you see and share it. Whoever is doing the camera is doing a great job! The scenery you show of the castle and countryside is absolutely amazing. My dad's great grandparents came from Scotland and Ireland.

@kydeanderic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! -E

That’s a great attitude, cheers for that

28:33 secs ;'Snooker,snooker,snocker'. You two are a barrels of laughs ha ha ha.

You guys really do make brilliant videos. And im glad you get to enjoy Scotland, I’d love for you guys to enjoy it in the two or three weeks where it isn’t painfully cold too haha.

Another great video guys , so pleased I found your channel.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We are glad you found us! -E

I love the little toiletries you get in fancy hotels. This castle is beautiful!

1:26 That's pretty much what Scotland looks like _all_ year!

Thanks for sending me the link. Love the Hairy Coo ;)

I always spend the night in a Castle after I have been scammed by a rogue car rental company it just makes me feel better. X

Hi guys glad you visited Glasgow my home town. Love that your enjoying Scotland

Really enjoy your videos, you both come across as lovely genuine people, and its fun watching you get to grips with British things, xx

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks!

You were correct, the little ‘wiggle’ in the road is to slow down the traffic. We have them in rural Wales too in residential areas. They are easier to maintain than speed bumps (which tend to degrade quite quickly in the extreme weather conditions we often have in winter). They are also easier to see when there is snow on the ground. Plus speed bumps don’t tend to slow down people in large four wheel drive vehicles. Unfortunately they are necessary because too many people ignore the speed limits when driving through villages.

It's really a fortified house. Beautiful place.

guys amazing adventure lovely great job

We live near Ackergill and we used to have our work Christmas do at the Tower. We would take over the whole place for the weekend with everyone’s kids.

@kydeanderic

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds fun!

@neilmorrison7356

5 жыл бұрын

The kids would spend hours playing hide and seek.

So good. Thanks guys.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

We used to have Police boxes of which some were only about 18 inches square, by about 6 feet tall, similar to the old AA box you found. Many were a bigger size just like Dr. Who's TARDIS machine. The officer on beat would leave his lunch there quite often. If you were lost and an officer found you, you would often spend some minutes in one of those boxes whilst he phoned the local station, from where a car would be despatched to pick you up and convey you to the local Police Station. That's where your guardians would collect you from, and everyone would be very contrite, and accepting that the Police should not be bothered in this way. 'Please make sure your child plays safe'.

What an amazing Castle just beautiful i must visit my hubby would love it, we are about 4 hours away from Scotland, Thanks for another great video guys....... Gordon Ramsey would go crazy if his staff didnt know whats on the menu!! ...... They should know !!! totally agree

I love your videos! Great way to show us the Highlands:)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

More highlands on the way too!

@danyduran6302

6 жыл бұрын

Kyde and Eric can't wait 😀

I love your videos. Highly amusing. You look like you had a great time in Scotland. I lived in Edinburgh for four years and have been going there since I was a kid. One of the most beautiful and interesting places in the world!

Nice find on the hidden toilet Kyde! Great video as always!

High class cooking in a place like this goes very easy on the seasoning, so you can season to taste, with salt and pepper provided.

Those sea vegetables are called Samphire. They go really well with fish. Coming from the sea they are very salty which is probably why the fish wasn't seasoned. Eat them together to achieve equilibrium.

@mallka8390

6 жыл бұрын

Simon Harris I am shocked that neither of them had heard of Samphire. It's tough watching people criticise things they do not fully understand.

@Gayestskijumpever

6 жыл бұрын

That's not their fault, the waiting staff should have explained it to them. I used to be a chef, when we had a new menu we we'd cook 1 of everything off and have the waiting staff try it all, explaining to them what it is and the ingredients. Also they did mention that they're not really into posh resturanty stuff. To be honest while the fish looked nice the meal did look a bit plain and uninspiring.

@lmaree200886

6 жыл бұрын

Lee Emberson You shouldn't criticise the ones that don't know yet you should criticise the ones who should know!

It's fun to see someone getting excited about rhubarb. Just the other day I was walking around town and saw some street side rhubarb growing. When I was a kid I used to eat it raw directly from our garden.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

I'm very jealous. It's not something we get a lot of in Asia, haha. -E

@spex357

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was grown in areas we invaded years ago like South Africa, Canada and the USA but only in temperate zones. In reality it comes from Asia, possibly Mongolia. We only started eating it in the early 1800's when Joseph Myatt grew the Victoria cultivar, named after the queen at the time. It used to travel down the Silk road and was as pricey as Spices in those days. It's leaves and roots are deadly to all, including cattle, and not just a little bit deadly. If John hadn't added sugar, it may never have ended up in a dish and stayed in Medicine. There is a restaurant in Singapore called Rhubarb on Duxton hill, I'm unsure if it does Hot and Sour Rhubarb with Chicken, but it's worth looking out for. The Rhizomes last for 15/20 years, mines twenty years old this year and didn't pop up, I blamed it on the cold but it was probably its age as I've lived here for eighteen years, and I brought it with me from my last house. I shall be purchasing another Rhizome in the Autumn ready for those new shoots in the Spring.

The trees are what strong, directional winds and sudden, variable temperature conditions do to the native flora. Those trees are survivors on the barren landscape! Imagine how the sheep, feeding off the small green growth must be feeling. Sheep have been known to freeze solid on the hillsides during the cold, Winter months if they have no man-made shelter.

Best yet, loved the confusion about the pigeon.

You two are awesome! Just looking into Scotland for my vacation and stumbled onto your video, thanks for the entertainment.

@kydeanderic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We have quite a few from our time in Scotland if you are curious. Enjoy your trip if you make it there, it can be astonishingly beautiful! -E

the bit of the road where you give way, is usally put in places of pedestrians or coming through small villages to slow down traffic or at congested areas

great vid, guys. carry on.

Wish a met you 2 over here loved videos on Scotland Come back soon xx😉

Another amazing video guys I absolutely love it thankyou!!!! I loved the castle!!!! 👌😍😍😍 I'm from Scotland and the West Coast is much more scenic I recently went to the Isle of skye and my mind was blown, hope you had a nice time!!!! Xxxxx

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

You are totally right! In our next video we head West and a couple videos after that we will be on Skye! -E

Your both so lovely so I subscribed to you, I’m looking forward to seeing all your videos , wish you had traveled via Glencoe it’s much more beautiful up that way ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

what a great place, i want to go stay there

Amazing videos I've been watching a lot of them all day. Its great seeing the world through your eyes. I particularly love how you've researched everything as it clearly shows in your knowledge. To be honest don't sweat how to use a fork, just enjoy your food. In my experience nobody is interested how you're eating, so long as you're not being weird and sitting on your head 😁. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. You guys are lovely. X

The weird mishmash of posh rooms and underinformed staff reminded me of Fawlty Towers. I've been watching Kyde's eyes more closely when she is tasting food and the tell is definitely there (except when the camera angle is off to one side). If she looks to her right, she likes it. In a way, I am kinda shocked that you don't recognize a lot of foods and tastes, but then again, it is kinda neat to see a naive reaction and then that you have been living in Japan for over 10 years, so a lot of foods are going to be a bit strange to your eyes and palates. It is really fun to see you guys exploring and your descriptions are quite informative and useful. Thanks for sharing!

Little fact about the Co-op and why you were seeing them so often is due to them having a store in every postcode area in the United Kingdom

@bushchat28d

4 жыл бұрын

There isn't one in mine...

In regards to the "bed steps". If I remember correctly the old beds in richer homes would be very tall to the point it would be difficult to climb into the bed from the ground hence the need for "bed steps" to climb into the bed. It doubles as a bed pan/lavatory because using a bedpan was convenient to relieve yourself during the night before modern plumbing. I suspect if they wanted to use the toilet it may have been far away from the bedroom and was likely very cold to use/access as well so the bedpan was used instead.

@charlestaylor9424

4 жыл бұрын

The toilet was a garderobe which was a wooden structure on the side. On most castles you can see the black strip on the outer wall.

Just found your channel and have to say I'm loving it. Love the honesty and the humor! We're not fancy food people either and don't like paying for sit down. My daughter and I spent 2 weeks in Scotland and loved the co-ops! They always have salad lol

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Yea! The salads and wraps were great!

Love your Vlogs guys, so funny the pair of you, another fantastic video

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I've been binge watching your vids all day (just discovered them.) seriously interesting content. you guys are great :)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying! -E

The green door is probably a modern addition. They probably had a thick wooden door back in the day 🤣

if you want your Disney style castles you have to head to Bavaria in Germany, Ludwig II also known as the mad or the swan king for his passion for building fairy tail castles

When you were talking about the staff not knowing what certain items were at your meal. I work for a hotel and we get a lot of seasonal staff. The waiting staff do not prepare food so with a menu which is unusual like yours it can take a while for them to learn what items are. In fact because you asked your server you propably helped them learn a little more. If he was not too buzy it would have been better to ask the chef to come talk to you. Kyde mentioned the meat and fish not being seasoned. That is the case in my work but is due to you should add your own salt and pepper . this is because so many people have allergy to such or are fussy how much should be added so simply add season to your own taste. Eric you are correct about the sections of road that narrow it. It is to slow traffic. You will find that style on residential streets which have a 30 mph speed limit or lower. We use them instead of proper speed bumps so that emergency vehicles can still get through at speed.In the Northern coastal areas there are more emergency vehicles rushing around as well as normal, Fire, police and Ambulance there are also lifeboat, coastguard and mountain rescue. The small village main roads get a surprising amount of traffic for thier size :)

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Yea, the staff wasn't all very seasoned either, hahaha. It's ok but seemed a little odd when the person in charge didn't know stuff either. Oh well. -E

@xxmightyonexx

6 жыл бұрын

I live in San Francisco and I’m now SUPER impressed with the huge amount of staff who know what they are serving at least via the chef, but usually without them.

@abhorash8261

6 жыл бұрын

It’s supposed to be fine dining, they should know the menu but it’s not their fault there is a complete lack of management (they are all at home by 6), Ackergill tower is an example of what a country house hotel should not be.

@MikeGreenwood51

5 жыл бұрын

The owner or person in charge would likly need to ask the chef in some cases. Especially a good chef sourcing from local sources such as fresh killed pigeon, rhubarb, bugs and saphire seaweed (vetgetables (Legume de Mare)). It's likly the chef is who knows of food in terms of a wide variety prepared in styles fit for a hotel. I worked as a hotel chef and would expect to be asked at least a few times by management what certain foods were. Such as the Gnocchi. Whilst it seems reasonable to expect management to know of such things as they appear to work in that business. Often they do not. Often they have an allergy or phobia to the very idea of kitchen work and see the kitchen as a form of HELL. This HELL they perceive, repeatedly reenforces their loathing and dread of ever having the nighmarish misfortune of having to do the kitchen work, if ever the Chef is off sick. It's why they employ chefs. It's a general type of false expectation as each person other than the chef is relying on others to know. Like the management expect the resturant staff to know and the resturant staff expect the management to know. Yet the management may consist of receptonist, a trainee assistant manager who got the job without having ever worked in a kitchen but because he has higher qualifications. Being a trainee he hasn't the years of experience to know and relies on the senior manager to know who inturn relies on the trainee to do the running around to learn if anything needs to be known. So between them they generally do not know of the more lucurious dishes. Even something as simple as mousse when asked seems a difficult question to answer. To many it is something they spoon in to their mouth. It may be chocolate, fish or liver. Then the chef prepares duck liver mousse and calls it 'Mousse de Foie Gras des Canard'. Which is a mouthful for the staff to even pronounce let a lone know what it is. It's just duck liver mousse. But the staff do not know that is all it is as they are not even sure what mousse is. So they have to ask. They are okay with simple fayre such as sausages, haggis and beans. But that's because people are generally not asking what are the sausages or which type of baked bean are the beans? Lol. Ask them which type and they may get stuck as the question suggests the type may be a type of the not normal variety. Or why else would some one be asking which type of sausages as they thought every one knew what a sausage is. Untill asked that is. The wee lass serving the food likly is just out of school and has no qualifications in catering apart from her general schooling. So it the chef who is creating the dishes who knows and generally not other staff when the dishes are not native or everyday. Even the Brie and stradenblue cheeses are likly foreign and not local or everyday. But it's all very beautiful and likly a treasure of an experience. When you live in a real castle far removed from residential areas with no other houses around for miles. It may not be so easy to find staff prepared to work so remotely. So they too are imported by advertisements further afeild. So they too would not know their grouse from their pigeon from their partridge. It's likly as much a new experience for the wee serving lasses. The seasoning salt is usually placed on the center of each table. If not you can ask or it will be on the sideboard. It is normal through out Europe as every ones sodium requirements change or are different according to their sodium levels. Lol.

@drogomuircastle7175

5 жыл бұрын

It no longer matters, the hotel closed, the tower was sold off to a billionaire as a private house.

The ‘castle’ is a Scottish tower house. There are many of them in the Highlands. Tall and narrow and fortified in the old days. So, it’s a house and a tower - and a castle if you want to call it that.

For a while I used to live with my immediate family in a house on Gospatrick Road in Wood Green, North London. When you consider possibilities and probable likelihood, it sure seems like a tiny, tiny world upon which we all live. So, so many links and connections.

Merci pour ces belles images, j’aime beaucoup l'Ecosse.

Great personalities for this type of show...So excited...A lot of us don't realise what we got in the UK...Thanks for the vids...

@kydeanderic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. -E

I like you guys.... you both are a joy to watch. One day I will explore Scotland too.

@kydeanderic

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying! Hope you make it up to Scotland sometime, it's beautiful there. -E

I could listen to Kyde's voice for a long time... :-)

I love the name of this video.

hopefully they will rectify that staff issue. I'm looking forward to the next video.

I love Strathdon Blue, from my neck of the woods too

In snooker, you break the triangle at the start, then have to 'pot' a red ball before you can 'pot' a colour, then you normally choose the highest value colour to 'pot' next. Yellow = 2, green = 3, brown = 4, blue = 5, pink = 6, and black = 7. Then when all the reds ( = 1 ) have been 'potted' you 'pot' the other colours. It is a far more skillful game than the very simple 'pool' because the table ( with a slate bed ) is much larger. In US football your wear a ton of padding for wimps, in UK rugby there is no protection worn, apart from a mouth guard and some padding around the balls. ( human ones! ) : )

Castle's are awesome they are so evocative that the sense of history is palpable.I am slightly obsessed with castles especially ruins and I am so lucky as Scotland has over 300 of such examples and I live on the west coast of Scotland where we have many ruined castles.I can see the ruins of Ardstinchar castle from my house.Great video guys enjoy your stay in Scotland.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We found some castle ruins during our time on the west of Scotland and were fascinated! A brief visit to one is coming in next week's video. -E

I hope the chef and management watched this. The portions looked a wee bit small. Plus they should have known what they were serving you.

Great Stuff

I wish you guys stayed at a bothy, I know you guys would of loved that. Great video guys!

Your menu in the fortified manor (aka castle) reminded me of a visit to a very small but 'authentic' Japanese restaurant in the UK. I understood very little of what I read. And everything on neighbouring tables seemed like it was still alive. Not happy. As the host came round for our orders, the person to my left said she was a vegetarian. And lo! A new menu appeared. I was saved. And it was delicious. I will not talk about the wine however :)

Ha-ha Eric! Chimichurri is a South American (Argentina/Uruguay) condiment sauce for usually grilled meats, and is typically made with parsley, garlic, oregano, olive oil, red chilies, red wine vinegar , and salt and pepper. It's usually looks like oil with bits of green in it and tastes garlicky, herbal and slightly spicy. (Pronunciation: chimmi-churri rhymes with shimmy-hurry.) Kyde, in almost all small wild game birds like pigeon, the breast meat is the only portion large enough to serve, and is usually a stronger tasting, gamy red meat, unlike the white meat in farm raised poultry, which is why it is served with a strong flavored berry sauce. Eric, in your appetizer, they made the usually dense goat cheese into a light, foamy spread by blending it with unsweetened whipped cream and stabilized the creamy foam texture with tapioca starch or gelatin so it would not collapse, but goat cheese is a classic pairing with beets (and usually nuts). Gnocchi is kinda pronounced like Nokia without the "a" at the end and a "Y" crammed in the middle: nyo-ki. Raw rhubarb looks like pinkish-red celery. Kyde, in the shot of your cheese plate, the apple goat cheese is the soft round white one on the left and should be tangy and slightly sweet with the apples, under the strong tasting speckled square of Scottish Strathdon blue cheese. The brie are the squares on the far right and has a creamy middle and firm edible outer rind and should taste buttery and nutty. The mystery cheese is the yellow wedge which could be any semi firm cheese like an edam or gruyere or maybe even a cheddar. It looks like all the cheeses may have come from the same cheese maker, Highland Fine Cheeses, so it may have been a wedge of their smoked cheddar. If it was true that the menu had just changed, then it is a little understandable they did not know the entire menu yet. It depends upon the strictness of the head chef and his or her standards. Some insist upon it and make sure the staff has tasted each dish and memorized the menu, and others are more relaxed and will let them pick it up as they go. I can't wait to see the next vid! Thanks for sharing!

@MikeGreenwood51

5 жыл бұрын

Ah. That's why I could not find the chesse any where. It's Strathdon and not Stradenblue as in the video. Ty Gee Ell.

The 1st cheese was goats the 2nd was Appleby you were right about the blue &the last was Brie . The toilet you found was also steps trot a high bed. Oh it was made before phones.

ths sea vegetable is called samfir it can be boiled or pickled it is spelled and pronounced differently depending where you eat it , in what part of the country .

You two are so awesome and perfect for each other. What a dream life you have.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

We love each other deeply, but don't mistake our lives as perfect. We have bad days and stress the same as anyone else. -E

You'll need to do reviews of more castles. Just make sure to pack lots of snacks in your room for later on if they're so skimpy with their portion sizes. I love that you'll explore everywhere you can, most people (me included) would be to scared to even go down the wine cellar, but I bet it was a pretty cool experience just to have a look around. Hey a lot of ticks of the list now, eaten a pigeon! I've never tried pigeon, but done right it's meant to actually be pretty good, slept in a castle, yeah we can all agree it's a castle.. I mean people that say it's a tower, castles have towers within them, you'll still got to explore and sleep in a castle! It's a pretty cool experience by the look of it. Makes me really want to see more. Love your videos as always, such a nice, happy loving couple and you'll bring such a nice energy to the videos. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us all.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! -E

Castle describes a structure that serves a purpose of defence whereas a tower is a tall narrow building that's free standing. This means that it can be called a tower castle because it fits both definitions. P.S If you visit Northern Ireland look up the Bushmills inn.

I think you need to ask about the Marshall family having lived there. The Keith family built Ackergill Tower and one had been a "Marshall" of Scotland, a job title not a family name. There is supposed to be a ghost roaming about, a lady named Helen Gunn who threw herself out a window to the rocks below to escape from Dugold Keith who had kidnapped her before her wedding day. Apparently it started a long running feud between clan Keith and clan Gunn. What scottish castle is complete without a ghost? It was built in the 1400's and was just a 5 story tower with a moat. The rest of what you see was all added much later.

Hiya. Great vlog. OF COURSE you fry bread, Kyde; that's what you put the baked beans on! Lol. The toast is just for marmalade (or to cut into soldiers, if you have a soft boiled egg). Can't wait to see your trip West. All the best to you.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

Was just working on the video of our trip west, should be up next week! Thanks! -E

Those stairs to the phone are probably from the original bed that was there before. The beds back then were often super high and needed steps to get into. Also, that is why there is a chamber pot in one of the steps.

Of course, you can't go down a slide with your shoe's grips holding on to it, straighten out your legs. :D I can't believe some people don't know how to use a slide lol.

Hotels and castles in scotland have a high turn over of staff. Lots of students and migrant workers who work and travel. So you might find also a place that's very seasonal like from April to October. Some staff are in places for 30 years but mostly young people doing degrees and working to pay for accomodation. Quite common.

I just found this video and I think you are way cool. Thank you for the Scottish video's. I'm from the USA and have been wanting to go myself. I very much enjoyed the video.

@kydeanderic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you found us! We actually have quite a few videos from Scotland, lots of amazing stuff to see. If you make it there try to rent a car and go as far north as you can! -E

In places in the Highlands there aren't many local young people as they move to cities or only stay if they have decent local jobs. The waiters in these hotels are usually seasonal staff that move to the hotel for only a short time as a sort of adventure which is why they can't help with the menu. You will probably notice there are lots of eastern Europeans in Scottish hotels for this reason.

@kydeanderic

6 жыл бұрын

The staff was local, actually. Just young and probably new, but even the chef couldn't help them understand the menu which was a tad odd. -E

@noghd2560

6 жыл бұрын

Also traditional Scottish cuisine doesn't involve much seasoning as Scotland was traditionally a poor country at the periphery of the world. We eat plain meat, Game, veg and oatmeal.

Its speed calming, no speed bump to knacker your shocks. Also used in high car theftAREARSs. Love you guys BTW.