Best Of Europe The British Isles

program one london roam what rudy maxa calls the best market visitors rarely see in london the borough market where locals gather thursday friday and saturday mornings to shop among pyramids of cheese baskets of oysters and other displays of fresh fish game and pastries there s been a market on the site since the 1st century ad when the romans tied on the feedbag there while sacking the city this program features a look at london that goes beyond the postcard city with visits to the ethnic neighborhood of spitalfields a speedboat ride along the thames and bar hopping in soho and camden town program two edinburgh the scottish highlands join rudy at the edinburgh international festival a madcap and colorful three week event that says theater in every sense of the world the world s largest arts festival features theater comedy dance music operas street performances and the famous royal edinburgh military tattoo a stunning evening performance of martial music and precision marching performed by military bands from around the world in the city s 1 400 year old edinburgh castle a trip north to the highlands includes a ride on the so called harry potter train as well as a look at the wild beauty of the isle of skye and a side serving of the local delicacy haggis program three ireland s west coast we re blessed with a bit of irish luck as rudy takes on ireland s ruggedly beautiful west coast start in galway europe s fastest growing city shopping for irish crystal and celtic jewelry then it s a salt sprayed boat trip to the fabled aran islands where you reach breathless heights at a stone age fort and ferret out traditional hand knit sweaters heading south pass through the eerie landscape of the burren sample the best of irish folk music and binge on a medieval banquet at bunratty castle in the lush forests of killarney we visit the country manor of muckross before touring the stunning dingle peninsula program four out of london the countryside outside of london echoes with