1 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:10,427 They say to travel is to live. 2 00:00:10,427 --> 00:00:16,391 Well, maybe, if a day at the airport doesn't suck the life out of you first. 3 00:00:19,311 --> 00:00:23,190 I mean, where else would you be told to arrive two hours early 4 00:00:23,941 --> 00:00:28,820 only to become dangerously close to being two hours late? 5 00:00:29,321 --> 00:00:33,367 Still, I think my travels last year were good for me. 6 00:00:33,367 --> 00:00:35,869 They seemed to broaden my outlook. 7 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:37,996 To a degree. 8 00:00:38,622 --> 00:00:42,960 So now, I'm taking on what is apparently a must-do 9 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,337 for any respectable traveler. 10 00:00:47,464 --> 00:00:49,091 I'm doing Europe. 11 00:00:50,801 --> 00:00:52,719 All right. Where are we, exactly? 12 00:00:54,263 --> 00:00:56,557 I'm going all continental... 13 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:01,478 from the very top to the very bottom. 14 00:01:01,478 --> 00:01:06,775 I'm heading off the beaten track to discover some real hidden gems... 15 00:01:07,401 --> 00:01:08,652 Are you getting this? 16 00:01:08,652 --> 00:01:12,614 ...and embrace this budding spirit for adventure. 17 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:14,116 Look at me. No hands. 18 00:01:15,868 --> 00:01:17,911 They're right here. What is this, the bow? 19 00:01:19,204 --> 00:01:21,915 I'll be educating my taste buds... 20 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:24,334 Wow, that was so good. 21 00:01:25,169 --> 00:01:26,461 Grapes are ready. 22 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:29,798 ...and trying to live like a local. 23 00:01:29,798 --> 00:01:31,383 Welcome to my village. 24 00:01:32,342 --> 00:01:34,887 This is insane. 25 00:01:34,887 --> 00:01:37,014 I just saved your life. Remember me. 26 00:01:37,014 --> 00:01:40,058 I'm packing any worries in my luggage... 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:42,978 Here they come. Here they come. 28 00:01:42,978 --> 00:01:45,856 You never know what the body's gonna do when it's in abject terror. 29 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:49,401 I don't think I've done anything quite like this since I was a kid. 30 00:01:50,027 --> 00:01:54,198 ...and I'm about to utter three words I've never said before. 31 00:01:55,073 --> 00:01:56,283 Ready for takeoff. 32 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:10,589 If Sweden taught me more than I thought I'd ever know about mosquitoes... 33 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:16,220 I'm hoping this next stop on my European travels 34 00:02:16,220 --> 00:02:19,556 can teach me even more about me. 35 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:24,728 Scotland is my mother country, or should I say my mother's country. 36 00:02:25,229 --> 00:02:29,858 My mother was born in Scotland and lived here till she was 13. 37 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,528 This is my very first trip. 38 00:02:40,077 --> 00:02:44,540 And it's not just my family with close connections to Scotland. 39 00:02:44,540 --> 00:02:49,419 {\an8}The family that's been coming back here time and time again is the Windsors. 40 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:51,505 The British royals. 41 00:02:53,549 --> 00:03:00,514 From Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II and now Eugene I. 42 00:03:02,891 --> 00:03:04,142 Thank you very much. 43 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:10,399 {\an8}They say it's better late than never and at the age of 76, I'm living proof, 44 00:03:10,399 --> 00:03:13,735 {\an8}as I've traveled nearly a thousand miles from Sweden 45 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:19,950 {\an8}to the far North of Great Britain to touch my family tree in bonnie Scotland. 46 00:03:23,495 --> 00:03:28,250 My journey of self-discovery starts in the place where the late Queen Elizabeth 47 00:03:28,250 --> 00:03:30,544 chose to spend her final days. 48 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:32,337 The Highlands. 49 00:03:32,337 --> 00:03:36,842 I can kind of see why this would be a place for them to escape to. 50 00:03:36,842 --> 00:03:38,427 Quite beautiful. 51 00:03:39,136 --> 00:03:40,470 And vast. 52 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,726 The Highlands is home to roughly 10,000 square miles of stunning, 53 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:47,978 if somewhat rugged scenery. 54 00:03:50,647 --> 00:03:52,941 All right. Where are we, exactly? 55 00:03:52,941 --> 00:03:58,780 If I'm staying in a tent in Scotland, this could be the last episode. 56 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:03,452 My mum grew up in Glasgow. 57 00:04:03,452 --> 00:04:06,413 You know, there was a difference in lifestyles, I think, 58 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:09,541 between my mum's Scotland 59 00:04:09,541 --> 00:04:14,046 and the Scotland of the Windsors. 60 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:18,550 I'm planning a pilgrimage back to Glasgow, 61 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:22,429 but here in the Highlands, I'll be staying in a pad that looks... 62 00:04:25,015 --> 00:04:27,851 and sounds fit for a king. 63 00:04:38,153 --> 00:04:42,991 Welcome to Scotland. I'm Lynne. I'm the owner of Candacraig House. 64 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:46,161 Well, thank you. This is what I call a welcome. 65 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:47,621 Can I show you inside? 66 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:49,414 - I would love to see inside. - Okay. 67 00:04:49,414 --> 00:04:50,332 Yes. 68 00:04:54,211 --> 00:04:56,755 Candacraig is a luxury Highland estate 69 00:04:56,755 --> 00:04:59,091 dating back to the 17th century, 70 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:03,303 which makes it around 200 years older than Canada. 71 00:05:04,263 --> 00:05:09,977 But today, this whole place and its 12 bedrooms can be yours for a steal, 72 00:05:09,977 --> 00:05:13,730 if your steals start at $12,000 a night. 73 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:16,942 Very nice. 74 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:21,738 This house is actually designed by the same architect as Balmoral Castle, 75 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:23,407 where the royal family are. 76 00:05:23,407 --> 00:05:27,828 - How close are we to Balmoral Castle? - Yeah, about half an hour away. 77 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:30,664 Wow, so literally, your neighbors. 78 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,833 - Absolutely, yes. - And they've been in here? 79 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:34,168 - They have. - Okay. 80 00:05:34,168 --> 00:05:37,129 The current king and queen have been guests. 81 00:05:37,129 --> 00:05:39,798 I guess when you already own a castle, 82 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:43,427 you kinda wanna nose around in everyone else's. 83 00:05:43,427 --> 00:05:45,095 - In here? - Yes. 84 00:05:45,095 --> 00:05:47,931 But it's not just the royals who like it here. 85 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:49,349 This is our dining room. 86 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:52,436 Well, you know you're in Scotland. 87 00:05:52,436 --> 00:05:57,107 Many of your Hollywood colleagues have been in here over the years. 88 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:00,777 - Okay. Who was here? - Steve Martin. 89 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:02,863 Robin Williams. 90 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:04,281 Sean Connery. 91 00:06:05,157 --> 00:06:08,368 - Really? - So I think you're in good company. 92 00:06:08,911 --> 00:06:10,871 Gentlemen, the answer is simple. 93 00:06:12,164 --> 00:06:15,667 Sean Connery, he was sitting in one of these chairs. 94 00:06:15,667 --> 00:06:18,504 Tartan, we've seen it in kilts. 95 00:06:18,504 --> 00:06:23,717 I've never seen it on the walls and on the ceiling, and on the lampshades. 96 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:25,552 Tartan city. 97 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:31,975 But an excess of tartan isn't the only thing on my mind. 98 00:06:32,851 --> 00:06:38,065 I've arranged to meet Michael, a Scottish expert in Jewish ancestry... 99 00:06:38,065 --> 00:06:40,859 - It's good to meet you. - How are you? Nice to meet you. 100 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:46,740 ...who's been unearthing the family history of my mum, Rebecca "Betty" Kudlatz. 101 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:48,534 Listen, it's a little scary. 102 00:06:48,534 --> 00:06:53,956 {\an8}You never wanna uncover the kind of information that's gonna be embarrassing. 103 00:06:53,956 --> 00:06:57,334 "Your great-grandparents were murdering thieves, 104 00:06:57,334 --> 00:07:00,921 unfortunately doing a lot of plundering and pillaging." 105 00:07:02,214 --> 00:07:03,423 "Really? 106 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:06,218 Really? Okay." 107 00:07:07,010 --> 00:07:11,139 {\an8}First of all, we have an extended family tree 108 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:13,350 {\an8}and these are your great-grandparents, 109 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:14,977 Samuel and Nellie. 110 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:20,774 I have never seen these pictures before. 111 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:23,443 So these are Louis's-- your grandfather's parents. 112 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:26,947 They came from a small town called Nasielsk, 113 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:31,243 {\an8}which is about 25 to 30 miles north, northwest of Warsaw. 114 00:07:31,243 --> 00:07:33,954 And it was 1891 that the family came to Glasgow. 115 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:35,831 - What was that name of the-- - Nasielsk. 116 00:07:35,831 --> 00:07:37,124 Nasielsk. 117 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:40,878 Did your mother ever say why did they go to Glasgow in the first place 118 00:07:40,878 --> 00:07:42,546 and then why did they decide to go to Canada? 119 00:07:44,006 --> 00:07:49,178 Well, people at the turn of the century were kind of coming to America, right? 120 00:07:49,178 --> 00:07:50,095 Yeah. 121 00:07:50,095 --> 00:07:53,932 But I don't know necessarily why they chose Scotland. Do you? 122 00:07:53,932 --> 00:07:56,518 At that time, it was actually quite rare 123 00:07:56,518 --> 00:07:59,855 to get boats which went from mainland Europe all the way to North America. 124 00:07:59,855 --> 00:08:02,482 It was very expensive and these were very poor families. 125 00:08:03,108 --> 00:08:05,777 So most families would do the journey in two steps... 126 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:08,488 - Right. Okay. - ...to pay for the journey. 127 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:11,742 And they came to Glasgow, and that must've been a bit of a shock 128 00:08:11,742 --> 00:08:16,079 because they went to live in the Gorbals, which was a very poor area. 129 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,332 - Right. - Although they stayed there for 30 years. 130 00:08:18,332 --> 00:08:19,291 Yeah. 131 00:08:19,291 --> 00:08:21,668 And here's a photograph of the family. 132 00:08:22,419 --> 00:08:24,463 Your mother is-- I think she's one of the youngest. 133 00:08:25,923 --> 00:08:27,591 - Is that her? - I think that might be her. 134 00:08:27,591 --> 00:08:28,675 Yeah, that's my mum. 135 00:08:29,551 --> 00:08:30,385 Yikes. 136 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:42,606 I'm actually proud that I, you know, had relatives 137 00:08:42,606 --> 00:08:45,776 who wanted a better life for their family. 138 00:08:45,776 --> 00:08:48,278 And to think what they had to go through at the time, 139 00:08:48,820 --> 00:08:50,948 you know, that's pretty major stuff. 140 00:08:51,657 --> 00:08:54,743 If my mum had stayed in Scotland, of course, I, you know, 141 00:08:54,743 --> 00:08:57,454 I don't know who you'd be interviewing right now. 142 00:08:57,454 --> 00:09:03,377 I certainly wouldn't be here, I mean, because she met my dad in Canada. 143 00:09:05,546 --> 00:09:10,676 It's extraordinary to consider these sliding door moments in life. 144 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:15,264 And while I've never been to this beautiful country, 145 00:09:15,264 --> 00:09:17,224 it clearly shaped my mother's childhood. 146 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:23,063 Now I'm finally here, I want to embrace everything. 147 00:09:23,772 --> 00:09:27,734 So I've accepted an invitation from one of the locals 148 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:32,281 to what I'm told is a do-not-miss national pastime. 149 00:09:32,281 --> 00:09:34,825 - Robert. - Hello. How lovely to see you. 150 00:09:34,825 --> 00:09:37,327 I'm assuming it can't be as unnerving 151 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:39,204 as moose hunting in Sweden. 152 00:09:39,788 --> 00:09:41,248 Or can it? 153 00:09:41,248 --> 00:09:42,666 What are we up to? Where are we going? 154 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,751 Well, we're gonna do something nice and traditional today. 155 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:47,629 We're gonna take you down to the River Dee in Royal Deeside 156 00:09:47,629 --> 00:09:49,756 to do some salmon fishing. 157 00:09:50,340 --> 00:09:52,676 - Salmon fishing. - Yes. 158 00:09:52,676 --> 00:09:54,386 Okay. 159 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,145 Why is salmon fishing so popular here in Scotland? 160 00:10:03,145 --> 00:10:08,233 Well, Eugene, we've got really lovely rivers, with some amazing salmon in them. 161 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:10,152 You know, they're a very energetic fish. 162 00:10:10,152 --> 00:10:14,406 So, as tiny, little fish, they sail down this freshwater rivers, 163 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:17,701 they then will sail right across the Atlantic Ocean, 164 00:10:17,701 --> 00:10:19,995 and that fish will then turn 165 00:10:20,662 --> 00:10:22,706 and go right back to the same river it came from. 166 00:10:22,706 --> 00:10:26,293 It's coming back to spawn, it's not coming back to get caught. 167 00:10:31,215 --> 00:10:33,425 The salmon's migration back to Scotland 168 00:10:33,425 --> 00:10:36,428 sounds considerably more hazardous than my own, 169 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:41,183 but these prized fish draw anglers here from all over the world. 170 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:46,146 And landing one isn't quite as easy as you'd think, 171 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:49,483 so Robert's enlisted the help of an expert. 172 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:50,734 - John. - Eugene. 173 00:10:50,734 --> 00:10:52,277 - Pleased to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 174 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:53,779 - Welcome to Royal Deeside. - Thank you. 175 00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:55,155 Excited to be here. 176 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:59,535 John is a gillie, a Gaelic word for attendant. 177 00:10:59,535 --> 00:11:01,912 I guess a kind of Highland guide. 178 00:11:01,912 --> 00:11:07,584 There's nothing he doesn't know about fishing, except for how bad I am at it. 179 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,087 Although, he'll soon find out. 180 00:11:10,087 --> 00:11:12,631 Right. Got something nice for you to wear. 181 00:11:12,631 --> 00:11:15,634 The whole thing is not to offend the gillie. 182 00:11:15,634 --> 00:11:17,761 Okay, lads, if we just get the braces up. 183 00:11:17,761 --> 00:11:20,889 I'm gonna be the good student. I'm gonna be the good pupil. 184 00:11:20,889 --> 00:11:24,309 I'm gonna be really enthusiastic. I don't wanna ruin his day. 185 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:27,062 Look at you. Looking the part, Eugene. 186 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,736 The cast I'm gonna teach you is the Circle C. 187 00:11:35,612 --> 00:11:36,864 Round. 188 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:42,953 And the second part of the cast, the actual coming round, 189 00:11:42,953 --> 00:11:45,080 is lift a tray of drinks. 190 00:11:45,706 --> 00:11:49,585 And it's whisky, and it's my whisky. I don't want you spilling any of it. 191 00:11:50,502 --> 00:11:52,713 If John thinks I'll be able to do that, 192 00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:56,008 he must've raided the drinks cabinet already. 193 00:11:56,008 --> 00:11:58,177 Right. Easy enough. 194 00:11:58,177 --> 00:12:01,638 But I guess the best thing to do is just give it a go. 195 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:02,723 Sweep it right round. 196 00:12:03,348 --> 00:12:05,350 - Yeah, there you go. - Look at that. Well done. 197 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:07,144 - Spot-on. - That's good. 198 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:08,854 Give it another go. 199 00:12:11,607 --> 00:12:12,691 Perfect. 200 00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:16,737 - Well done again. - Superb. 201 00:12:16,737 --> 00:12:17,654 How's that? 202 00:12:17,654 --> 00:12:19,448 All we need to do is catch our salmon now. 203 00:12:19,448 --> 00:12:20,574 All right. 204 00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:24,119 This could be my whole new thing, you know? 205 00:12:24,119 --> 00:12:28,165 Give up golf, pick up salmon fishing. 206 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:47,976 I get why people might find this the most relaxing thing in the world, 207 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,022 because it is quite beautiful out here. 208 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,779 How you doing over there? 209 00:12:58,779 --> 00:13:00,531 Well, I haven't caught anything. 210 00:13:00,531 --> 00:13:02,241 How you feeling about it all? 211 00:13:02,241 --> 00:13:05,953 This is now nosing its way up as my number-one sport. 212 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:09,456 You look very happy. 213 00:13:12,334 --> 00:13:15,671 I've heard that the royals enjoy a spot of fishing here too. 214 00:13:16,255 --> 00:13:18,924 This river runs right through their estate. 215 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,678 And I hope they're having more luck than me, 216 00:13:22,678 --> 00:13:27,266 because after an hour in the water, I haven't had so much as a nibble. 217 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,185 Hey, Eugene, any bites? 218 00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:35,148 Nothing yet, but I think I had a few close calls. 219 00:13:35,148 --> 00:13:36,859 You wanna call it a day? 220 00:13:36,859 --> 00:13:39,862 - All right. Let's do it. - Okay. 221 00:13:41,154 --> 00:13:43,407 The salmon may be off the hook, 222 00:13:43,407 --> 00:13:48,078 but it seems that drowning your sorrows is all part of the experience. 223 00:13:48,996 --> 00:13:50,330 Would you like a wee dram? 224 00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:53,041 Time for my first hit of the hard stuff. 225 00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:56,003 I don't care for whisky. 226 00:13:56,628 --> 00:14:02,092 It's a tough drink, but the guys that I was fishing with, 227 00:14:02,593 --> 00:14:07,222 I think they were both delightful Scots, you know? 228 00:14:07,222 --> 00:14:12,519 It's kind of the bunch of guys just going, "Good fish on you." You know? 229 00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:14,521 It made for a good afternoon. 230 00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:22,821 And what better way to round off a good day than by channeling a previous guest, 231 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:28,994 Sir Sean Connery, and ordering a vodka martini? 232 00:14:28,994 --> 00:14:32,915 I'm kind of liking Scotland and this is, like, one day in. 233 00:14:33,916 --> 00:14:35,876 There's a charm to it. 234 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:41,131 My mum and that side of the family is just-- 235 00:14:42,591 --> 00:14:45,135 right at the forefront of my mind. 236 00:14:45,135 --> 00:14:49,139 You know, it's something I never thought I-- would hit me this way. 237 00:14:50,432 --> 00:14:55,145 Tomorrow, I'm determined to discover more about my family history here. 238 00:14:56,396 --> 00:14:59,441 Let's hope those bagpipes don't start too early. 239 00:15:08,951 --> 00:15:11,328 After a majestic night's sleep, 240 00:15:11,328 --> 00:15:15,582 I'm beginning to enjoy being the king of my very own castle. 241 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,462 This is quite magnificent, isn't it? 242 00:15:22,172 --> 00:15:25,300 But today I'm leaving the Highlands behind 243 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:29,346 and heading to Glasgow to learn more about my mum's childhood. 244 00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:35,102 My mum only talked about family stories. 245 00:15:35,102 --> 00:15:41,942 It wasn't so much about her life in the Gorbals, so I'm actually excited about it. 246 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,362 It's over a hundred miles to Glasgow, 247 00:15:46,113 --> 00:15:49,783 and I've been told about a pit stop en route I can't miss. 248 00:15:50,534 --> 00:15:56,206 One of the few remaining artisan craftsmen who does everything by hand. 249 00:15:56,206 --> 00:16:00,210 I'm halfway there to have earned the right to wear a kilt 250 00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:02,796 because half my family was Scottish. 251 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:06,300 For family events, they would put the kilt on 252 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:09,344 and just kind of, you know, have a great time. 253 00:16:09,344 --> 00:16:10,554 There'd be a lot of laughs. 254 00:16:11,180 --> 00:16:14,224 And if they can do all that without wearing any underwear, 255 00:16:14,224 --> 00:16:20,397 then this is a family tradition I have a duty to explore, nervously. 256 00:16:20,397 --> 00:16:22,774 - Hi, Eugene. How are you? - You must be Bill. 257 00:16:22,774 --> 00:16:23,942 I am so. 258 00:16:23,942 --> 00:16:25,485 Uh-huh. 259 00:16:27,362 --> 00:16:29,323 The key to a kilt is the tartan, 260 00:16:30,741 --> 00:16:33,911 and there are over 9,000 recorded patterns, 261 00:16:33,911 --> 00:16:37,956 nearly half of which symbolize a different family or clan. 262 00:16:39,208 --> 00:16:42,961 I don't know whether my family has a-- 263 00:16:42,961 --> 00:16:44,463 - Yeah. - A tartan. 264 00:16:44,463 --> 00:16:48,800 I don't remember my family talking about their particular tartan. 265 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,177 Okay. 266 00:16:50,177 --> 00:16:54,348 We got to try and find something that would relate more to yourself, 267 00:16:54,348 --> 00:16:55,599 to be more personal. 268 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,853 Well, my line of work is comedy, 269 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:02,189 so is there a comedy tartan? 270 00:17:02,189 --> 00:17:05,067 Well-- Depends how comical you want it to be. 271 00:17:06,568 --> 00:17:07,944 What about this one? 272 00:17:07,944 --> 00:17:12,657 It's known as the kosher tartan, and it's a Jewish tartan. 273 00:17:12,657 --> 00:17:16,118 Well, that sounds like it's right on the nose, doesn't it? 274 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:21,583 Okay. Now I need to take some special measurements. 275 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:24,211 - How do you mean? - Well, I need your waist, 276 00:17:24,211 --> 00:17:25,503 your bum and your length. 277 00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:26,672 Yes. Okay. 278 00:17:30,634 --> 00:17:35,013 I need top of your hip bone down to the center of your knee. 279 00:17:35,889 --> 00:17:39,434 Apparently, Bill's made more kilts than I've had bagels. 280 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:41,562 Although, I'd have laid off them 281 00:17:41,562 --> 00:17:43,939 if I'd known he was coming at me with a tape measure. 282 00:17:43,939 --> 00:17:44,857 All right. 283 00:17:44,857 --> 00:17:46,859 Keep in mind I just had lunch. 284 00:17:46,859 --> 00:17:48,277 All right. 285 00:17:48,277 --> 00:17:50,320 Now, there we go. 286 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,364 97 centimeters. 287 00:17:52,364 --> 00:17:54,157 I don't know metric. 288 00:17:54,157 --> 00:17:55,993 It would be around about a 38. 289 00:17:56,577 --> 00:17:59,663 It's not a 38. I'm not a 38. 290 00:17:59,663 --> 00:18:02,499 I'm a 34. Yeah. 291 00:18:02,499 --> 00:18:04,501 The tape measure doesn't lie, Eugene. 292 00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:09,506 I think I'm gonna be in very safe hands with Bill. 293 00:18:10,340 --> 00:18:12,426 Well, I'll not tell you the sizes for here. 294 00:18:12,426 --> 00:18:14,845 - I'll keep it all to myself, will I? - Okay. 295 00:18:14,845 --> 00:18:15,804 Yeah. 296 00:18:15,804 --> 00:18:20,893 I think the detail that goes into his work is quite intricate. 297 00:18:20,893 --> 00:18:21,852 There we go. 298 00:18:21,852 --> 00:18:25,105 - Okay. Whatever that is. - Huge. 299 00:18:25,856 --> 00:18:26,899 Thank you. 300 00:18:26,899 --> 00:18:31,028 I sewed a button on a shirt once, and it was exhausting. 301 00:18:31,820 --> 00:18:34,364 Can I offer you a small libation? 302 00:18:34,364 --> 00:18:37,326 I can't honestly say I'm a scotch drinker. 303 00:18:37,326 --> 00:18:39,286 - Whoa, Nelly. - Really? 304 00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:40,329 That's good. 305 00:18:41,705 --> 00:18:43,081 Well, here's to you, Bill. 306 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,670 - And to you, Eugene. - Here's to you and here's to your craft. 307 00:18:48,670 --> 00:18:50,005 Your very good health, sir. 308 00:18:50,005 --> 00:18:54,551 Two drams in 24 hours and I'm still a hesitant whisky drinker. 309 00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:57,513 Now, if I don't get going, you're not gonna get a kilt. 310 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:05,020 But for me, dressing in a kilt will always feel like wearing a costume 311 00:19:05,020 --> 00:19:09,650 unless I'm able to more profoundly understand my Scottish roots. 312 00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:16,490 If anything tells you I'm truly a reluctant traveler, it's that only now, 313 00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:22,746 a hundred years after my mum left these shores, I'm finally visiting Glasgow... 314 00:19:26,375 --> 00:19:28,669 the city where she was born. 315 00:19:32,381 --> 00:19:36,677 This is about as different from the Highlands as you can get. 316 00:19:36,677 --> 00:19:40,556 I mean, it really does look like a working-class town. 317 00:19:42,307 --> 00:19:45,227 And I'm kind of glad I'm here. 318 00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:51,733 When my great-grandparents arrived from Poland, 319 00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:54,444 they and thousands of other immigrant workers 320 00:19:54,444 --> 00:20:00,117 settled in the Gorbals, a housing district on the south bank of the River Clyde. 321 00:20:00,117 --> 00:20:02,369 This is the Gorbals. 322 00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:05,914 This is it. 323 00:20:05,914 --> 00:20:07,374 It's an odd feeling. 324 00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:10,460 And I've had plenty of odd feelings in my life, 325 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:13,922 but this is a good odd feeling. 326 00:20:16,592 --> 00:20:21,013 The building that my mum lived in until she was 13 was demolished 327 00:20:21,013 --> 00:20:23,182 when the Gorbals was redeveloped. 328 00:20:24,683 --> 00:20:28,312 But genealogy expert, Michael, offered to show me around 329 00:20:28,312 --> 00:20:31,231 a time capsule that does still exist. 330 00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:33,775 So, this has been frozen in time. 331 00:20:33,775 --> 00:20:37,070 This is pretty much kept as a tenement in Glasgow looked like 332 00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:38,739 in the early 20th century. 333 00:20:38,739 --> 00:20:42,576 So, this is the best we can do to give you a flavor of what life was like. 334 00:20:42,576 --> 00:20:44,953 - Okay? So, you ready for it? - Okay. Let's take a look. 335 00:20:44,953 --> 00:20:46,246 Okay, let's go. 336 00:20:46,246 --> 00:20:49,791 With 60,000 people crammed into an area 337 00:20:49,791 --> 00:20:54,922 about half the size of Coney Island, living conditions in the Gorbals tenements 338 00:20:54,922 --> 00:20:58,008 were said to be amongst the worst in Europe. 339 00:20:59,218 --> 00:21:00,427 And here we are. 340 00:21:01,470 --> 00:21:04,515 So, this was the heart of the apartment. 341 00:21:04,515 --> 00:21:05,432 The kitchen. 342 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:07,100 - This is where everything took place. - Wow. 343 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,269 - A multipurpose room. - Wow. 344 00:21:09,269 --> 00:21:11,271 They would cook around this table. 345 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:13,273 - They would eat around this table. - Okay. 346 00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:15,734 And you may have noticed something in the corner. 347 00:21:17,653 --> 00:21:18,862 - Bed. - Yeah. 348 00:21:18,862 --> 00:21:22,991 That's called the bed recess because people actually slept in here as well. 349 00:21:22,991 --> 00:21:27,246 You couldn't afford to have a kitchen room not being used as a bedroom. 350 00:21:27,246 --> 00:21:29,331 Not when you have a large family. 351 00:21:29,331 --> 00:21:32,709 Also, underneath the bed, you may have the bath, 352 00:21:33,252 --> 00:21:36,046 which you would pull out to fill up with water for the kids. 353 00:21:36,046 --> 00:21:37,297 Oh, my. 354 00:21:37,881 --> 00:21:41,552 Your mum and siblings probably had a bath once a week. 355 00:21:41,552 --> 00:21:44,054 If you were lucky, you were the first kid to have the bath. 356 00:21:44,054 --> 00:21:45,764 And if you were unlucky, you were the last kid 357 00:21:45,764 --> 00:21:47,808 to have the bath in the same water. 358 00:21:48,809 --> 00:21:49,810 Wow. 359 00:21:49,810 --> 00:21:52,187 This is the 1921 census. 360 00:21:52,688 --> 00:21:55,732 Your great-grandparents had passed away 361 00:21:55,732 --> 00:21:58,902 {\an8}but we have your grandparents, Louie and Flora, 362 00:21:58,902 --> 00:22:02,364 {\an8}eight children and the boarder in the same number of rooms, 363 00:22:02,364 --> 00:22:04,199 but not as nice as this one. 364 00:22:04,199 --> 00:22:06,118 - Not as a nice as this one. - Yeah. 365 00:22:06,702 --> 00:22:10,330 Originally, when your family arrived there would be shared toilets. 366 00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:14,668 So, you were probably sharing a toilet with maybe 25 or 30 others. 367 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:16,211 - Outside? - Outside. 368 00:22:16,211 --> 00:22:18,755 Possibly with a door. Possibly not. 369 00:22:18,755 --> 00:22:22,092 I don't think that's something that ever came up in conversation. 370 00:22:22,092 --> 00:22:23,343 Yeah. 371 00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:26,054 I wish I would've actually gotten into 372 00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:31,059 how did 11 people actually, you know, get by. 373 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:33,979 She never talked about that kind of detail. 374 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:40,444 So, here we have the bedroom. 375 00:22:40,444 --> 00:22:43,071 The mattress is actually made of horsehair, 376 00:22:43,071 --> 00:22:46,033 and the bedding is made of straw. 377 00:22:46,617 --> 00:22:49,494 So, I'm not quite sure how comfortable the bed would've been, 378 00:22:49,494 --> 00:22:51,330 but it probably was quite warm. 379 00:22:51,914 --> 00:22:55,125 She was a lot of fun, and she had a great laugh. 380 00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:58,962 And she just enjoyed-- 381 00:23:00,130 --> 00:23:05,552 basically enjoyed life and always looked at the upside of things. 382 00:23:06,678 --> 00:23:11,475 Eleven people in a two-bedroom situation, you know? 383 00:23:11,475 --> 00:23:13,769 - And yet, never heard a complaint. - Yeah. 384 00:23:16,271 --> 00:23:18,941 While this might be the closest I'll ever get 385 00:23:18,941 --> 00:23:21,109 to the home my mum grew up in, 386 00:23:21,610 --> 00:23:27,366 {\an8}Michael wants to take me someplace I can walk in her actual footsteps. 387 00:23:30,619 --> 00:23:31,954 When were you last in a synagogue? 388 00:23:32,788 --> 00:23:33,622 It's been a while. 389 00:23:33,622 --> 00:23:34,790 - Yeah? - Yeah. 390 00:23:37,793 --> 00:23:40,045 The Garnethill Synagogue. 391 00:23:41,171 --> 00:23:43,966 I'm not quite sure how it compares to the ones in Canada. 392 00:23:43,966 --> 00:23:47,386 I don't think I've been in a synagogue this old. 393 00:23:47,386 --> 00:23:50,639 Right. The synagogue was built in 1879. 394 00:23:51,932 --> 00:23:55,185 It was the first purpose-built synagogue in Scotland, 395 00:23:55,185 --> 00:23:58,105 and the Gorbals is about one-and-a-half miles away. 396 00:23:58,105 --> 00:24:03,777 So, I guess it's possible my mum's family 397 00:24:03,777 --> 00:24:05,696 would've been in here at some point 398 00:24:05,696 --> 00:24:07,573 - for some special occasion? - Yeah. 399 00:24:07,573 --> 00:24:09,741 They certainly would've been here for a wedding 400 00:24:09,741 --> 00:24:11,493 or a bar mitzvah or something like that. 401 00:24:14,162 --> 00:24:15,205 Wow. 402 00:24:15,956 --> 00:24:19,668 She would've been, you know, seven, eight, nine, ten. 403 00:24:21,295 --> 00:24:24,673 It's hard to think of her as a little kid, but... 404 00:24:27,801 --> 00:24:33,932 Actually being here a hundred years later, I'm feeling a bit of a, you know-- a tug. 405 00:24:36,435 --> 00:24:38,020 Do you think of her often? 406 00:24:38,020 --> 00:24:40,189 Every day. Yeah. 407 00:24:40,189 --> 00:24:41,690 My mum and my dad. 408 00:24:41,690 --> 00:24:45,777 There's always one time in the day when they just kind of, you know... 409 00:24:49,406 --> 00:24:50,240 come into mind. 410 00:24:53,118 --> 00:24:59,833 I feel like I owe it to my mum to have seen where it was it all started. 411 00:25:01,418 --> 00:25:07,633 I've never quite felt the attachment to where the family is from. 412 00:25:07,633 --> 00:25:10,010 It was only an attachment through stories. 413 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,932 So, I'm glad I came. 414 00:25:14,932 --> 00:25:16,016 I'm glad I'm here. 415 00:25:18,268 --> 00:25:22,105 And I'm glad I'm kind of reconnecting. 416 00:25:45,754 --> 00:25:49,341 As I wake up on my final day in Scotland, 417 00:25:49,341 --> 00:25:53,345 I know that what I learned about my mum's childhood in Glasgow 418 00:25:53,345 --> 00:25:55,764 will live long in my memory. 419 00:25:57,975 --> 00:26:02,896 But to finish my family story, there's one more stop I wanna make. 420 00:26:05,399 --> 00:26:07,651 I've discovered the final resting place 421 00:26:07,651 --> 00:26:11,154 of two of the bravest people I'll never know. 422 00:26:11,655 --> 00:26:14,992 My great-grandparents, Samuel and Nellie. 423 00:26:15,576 --> 00:26:20,247 {\an8}"In loving memory of our dear mother, Nellie Kudlatz. 424 00:26:21,456 --> 00:26:25,043 {\an8}Died January 1921." 425 00:26:25,669 --> 00:26:29,214 {\an8}And my great-grandfather. 426 00:26:29,214 --> 00:26:30,841 {\an8}How about that? 427 00:26:31,842 --> 00:26:33,719 Patriarch, right? 428 00:26:34,344 --> 00:26:38,307 Well, it's as close as you can to touching your own family tree. 429 00:26:38,307 --> 00:26:41,185 Getting to the roots of the tree. 430 00:26:42,352 --> 00:26:45,063 {\an8}They were looking for a better life. 431 00:26:46,273 --> 00:26:48,275 They did a lot with what they had. 432 00:26:52,946 --> 00:26:56,742 Spending time in Scotland has brought me closer to my clan... 433 00:26:59,077 --> 00:27:02,122 and I'm surprised by how at-home I feel. 434 00:27:03,165 --> 00:27:06,084 A little Northern Ontario to me. 435 00:27:06,710 --> 00:27:11,757 Now we have a-- kind of a full-blown rainbow peeking up right behind me. 436 00:27:14,134 --> 00:27:15,511 Yeah. It's pretty, isn't it? 437 00:27:18,055 --> 00:27:21,183 When I think of Scotland now, I mean, 438 00:27:21,183 --> 00:27:23,894 I'm-- my mind's gonna kind of run the gamut 439 00:27:23,894 --> 00:27:29,566 from Candacraig-- which is just the grandest place to stay-- 440 00:27:29,566 --> 00:27:32,027 to the Gorbals, you know? 441 00:27:32,027 --> 00:27:35,906 And a connection that I'm glad I was able to make... 442 00:27:37,741 --> 00:27:38,784 coming here. 443 00:27:44,289 --> 00:27:47,751 Before I go, to celebrate my newfound heritage, 444 00:27:49,461 --> 00:27:53,715 tonight I've been invited to a good old-fashioned Scottish shindig. 445 00:27:56,218 --> 00:27:59,388 But if I wanna raise a glass like a true Scotsman, 446 00:27:59,930 --> 00:28:04,142 there's a family favorite I'm gonna have to develop a taste for first. 447 00:28:05,310 --> 00:28:07,896 My grandfather would-- 448 00:28:07,896 --> 00:28:14,027 had a little shot of whisky, once a week, every Friday. 449 00:28:14,027 --> 00:28:20,284 I've never been a scotch drinker but I've always admired scotch drinkers, you know? 450 00:28:20,284 --> 00:28:24,663 There's something very cool about a scotch on the rocks, 451 00:28:25,706 --> 00:28:28,584 but I've never been able to down one. 452 00:28:30,460 --> 00:28:34,548 So, in honor of my grandfather and to look a bit cooler, 453 00:28:35,048 --> 00:28:39,011 I'm heading to a local distillery to meet whisky expert, Gary. 454 00:28:39,011 --> 00:28:40,637 Nice to meet you. 455 00:28:40,637 --> 00:28:43,307 - Welcome to Loch Lomond distillery. - Well, thanks for having me. 456 00:28:43,307 --> 00:28:45,642 So, this is where it all happens, isn't it? 457 00:28:45,642 --> 00:28:48,145 Yes, very much so. The magic of whisky. 458 00:28:51,648 --> 00:28:54,276 My God, you've got some barrels here. 459 00:28:54,276 --> 00:28:57,738 We hold close to half a million casks across all our sites. 460 00:28:57,738 --> 00:28:59,156 Okay. 461 00:28:59,156 --> 00:29:02,284 {\an8}Scotch whisky can only be made in Scotland, 462 00:29:02,868 --> 00:29:07,331 but most of the casks here actually come from the United States 463 00:29:07,331 --> 00:29:09,833 and were once used to hold bourbon. 464 00:29:09,833 --> 00:29:13,420 What is it about the casks that are so critical 465 00:29:13,420 --> 00:29:16,924 to the actual production of the whisky? 466 00:29:16,924 --> 00:29:20,552 It'll bring in more flavor, and it also adds the color. 467 00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:23,388 So, the spirit that comes from the still is actually clear, 468 00:29:23,388 --> 00:29:24,723 {\an8}but once it's in the cask, 469 00:29:24,723 --> 00:29:28,477 {\an8}that's where that gets that wonderful golden, caramel, amber color. 470 00:29:28,477 --> 00:29:30,187 Comes from the cask as well. 471 00:29:34,024 --> 00:29:35,400 Welcome to the warehouse. 472 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,154 In here, we can store up to around 8,000 casks. 473 00:29:39,154 --> 00:29:41,114 Before we try the actual scotch, 474 00:29:41,114 --> 00:29:44,910 I've also brought a sample of the new make spirit. 475 00:29:45,452 --> 00:29:47,538 So, this is the spirit that comes off the stills. 476 00:29:47,538 --> 00:29:51,834 It's a clear liquid with all that color coming from the casks. 477 00:29:51,834 --> 00:29:53,710 You can give it a wee swirl around the glass. 478 00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:54,795 Just bring it up to the nose. 479 00:29:58,882 --> 00:29:59,967 - It smells-- - Sorry. 480 00:29:59,967 --> 00:30:03,220 I should mention it's a-- this is at 63% alcohol, so... 481 00:30:03,220 --> 00:30:04,888 - I was gonna say. Yeah. - Yeah. 482 00:30:04,888 --> 00:30:09,059 'Cause that just cleared my sinuses right-- you know, that was-- 483 00:30:09,059 --> 00:30:10,894 I wouldn't say it was a healthy sniff. 484 00:30:21,947 --> 00:30:24,116 So, you'll get every bit of sixty-three-and-a-half percent. 485 00:30:24,116 --> 00:30:25,242 Wow. 486 00:30:27,369 --> 00:30:28,370 So... 487 00:30:29,872 --> 00:30:31,456 I'll be with you in a second, Gary. 488 00:30:34,751 --> 00:30:35,961 Mama. 489 00:30:36,545 --> 00:30:42,384 It took-- That just stripped a few layers of skin off the esophagus. 490 00:30:42,384 --> 00:30:43,594 That was tough. 491 00:30:43,594 --> 00:30:46,346 So, why don't we move on to the whiskies then? 492 00:30:46,346 --> 00:30:49,683 But apparently some kind of alchemy happens 493 00:30:49,683 --> 00:30:53,979 once that jet fuel is left to mature in an old cask. 494 00:30:53,979 --> 00:30:55,564 This is 18 years old. 495 00:30:55,564 --> 00:30:57,941 It's been in a bourbon cask for all that time. 496 00:30:57,941 --> 00:31:00,944 So, can you see straightaway, there's a difference in the color, 497 00:31:00,944 --> 00:31:02,654 - and that's come from the wood. - Yeah. 498 00:31:04,823 --> 00:31:06,325 So, you should hopefully get more of 499 00:31:06,325 --> 00:31:08,535 - that fruit character, I guess. - That smells better. 500 00:31:08,535 --> 00:31:09,578 Yes. So, it's mellowed out. 501 00:31:09,578 --> 00:31:10,787 Right. 502 00:31:11,288 --> 00:31:12,956 So, if you wanna give it a try. 503 00:31:12,956 --> 00:31:14,917 Here's looking up your kilt, as they say. 504 00:31:18,879 --> 00:31:19,838 That's wonderful. 505 00:31:19,838 --> 00:31:21,298 This is actually 506 00:31:21,298 --> 00:31:25,093 - a very good-tasting drink. - Yeah. Super. 507 00:31:25,093 --> 00:31:27,638 It's almost like a stewed apple character. 508 00:31:27,638 --> 00:31:30,474 I'm getting an almost-drunk sensation. 509 00:31:31,642 --> 00:31:33,477 That was better than I thought it would be. 510 00:31:34,853 --> 00:31:36,438 I was surprised actually. 511 00:31:36,438 --> 00:31:37,814 You pick up any flavors on it? 512 00:31:38,815 --> 00:31:39,858 Nope. 513 00:31:44,279 --> 00:31:45,614 Back at my castle, 514 00:31:45,614 --> 00:31:49,284 it's time to celebrate before my journey continues. 515 00:31:50,285 --> 00:31:54,581 And I finally feel ready to proudly wear my kosher kilt. 516 00:31:55,207 --> 00:31:57,584 - Wow. - Well, well, well. 517 00:31:57,584 --> 00:31:59,461 Well, well, well. 518 00:31:59,461 --> 00:32:00,671 Do you feel comfortable? 519 00:32:00,671 --> 00:32:02,798 Yes, I feel very comfortable. 520 00:32:02,798 --> 00:32:05,342 My own-- very own tartan. Huh? 521 00:32:09,638 --> 00:32:13,058 Tonight, the best of Scotland is on the menu. 522 00:32:13,058 --> 00:32:14,309 Good whisky... 523 00:32:14,309 --> 00:32:15,310 - Cheers. - Here we go. 524 00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:16,436 Cheers. 525 00:32:16,436 --> 00:32:19,273 ...which I can now genuinely appreciate. 526 00:32:20,399 --> 00:32:23,068 Haggis, Scotland's national dish... 527 00:32:23,068 --> 00:32:24,570 Quite good. 528 00:32:24,570 --> 00:32:28,866 ...which might take me a little longer to get on board with. 529 00:32:28,866 --> 00:32:31,034 And a wee Highland fling. 530 00:32:37,624 --> 00:32:41,461 Well, I grew up not really feeling Scottish, 531 00:32:41,461 --> 00:32:47,050 and somehow, it has seeped into me in a few days, 532 00:32:47,050 --> 00:32:50,345 that connection to my mum's side of the family. 533 00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:52,973 And that surprised me in a good way. 534 00:32:55,058 --> 00:32:58,687 There's kind of an attitude that my mum had, and her family. 535 00:32:58,687 --> 00:33:00,898 They were a very fun-loving people. 536 00:33:01,565 --> 00:33:06,945 Everybody that I've met seemed to reflect that high-spirited affability. 537 00:33:16,580 --> 00:33:20,501 I was hoping for some adventures on my European journey, 538 00:33:20,501 --> 00:33:25,756 but what I wasn't expecting was a new perspective on my own life. 539 00:33:26,757 --> 00:33:29,760 I came to Scotland feeling like a stranger, 540 00:33:30,260 --> 00:33:35,057 but I leave here knowing that this country is part of who I am. 541 00:33:35,766 --> 00:33:38,393 And I think my mum would be proud. 542 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:41,855 Well done, Eugene. 543 00:33:43,941 --> 00:33:44,942 Good. 544 00:33:45,609 --> 00:33:46,985 That's a workout. 545 00:33:48,779 --> 00:33:50,614 Luckily, I've got air-conditioning. 546 00:33:55,702 --> 00:33:56,703 Next time... 547 00:33:57,412 --> 00:34:01,875 My European journey brings me to the most visited country in the world. 548 00:34:01,875 --> 00:34:04,419 Let's do the French kiss. You're in France. 549 00:34:04,419 --> 00:34:06,547 Full speed ahead, driver. 550 00:34:06,547 --> 00:34:08,882 You know you're in France when a car was designed 551 00:34:08,882 --> 00:34:11,260 for two farmers and a sack of potatoes. 552 00:34:11,260 --> 00:34:13,594 Feel like one of the Backstreet Boys. 553 00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:15,597 That doesn't seem like a good idea. 554 00:34:15,597 --> 00:34:17,349 I don't think they like me. 555 00:34:17,349 --> 00:34:19,268 I try to have a joie de vivre every day. 556 00:34:19,976 --> 00:34:21,103 This is pretty good. 557 00:34:21,103 --> 00:34:22,353 - See that? - I see that. 558 00:34:22,353 --> 00:34:23,730 - Left. - Uh-oh. 559 00:34:24,690 --> 00:34:27,484 He's late. I don't usually wait for men.