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Originally Posted by DeepSix
On a touristy trip to Edinburgh several years ago we were bussed to some restaurant or hotel or someplace where we were piped off the coach (by a piper in full regalia, of course) and into the building for dinner and traditional Scottish entertainment. I had mixed feelings; they put a lot of effort put into it and it was obvious they wanted us to enjoy it all, but on the other hand it was very plastic.
Apart from that, though, I loved my trip. Cheers.
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My mum and dad live in a little village in the Highlands where such stuff in endemic. One of the hotels along the road do a thing for tour groups where they have Christmas on the Friday night and then a, ahem, 'Real Scottish Hogmany' on the Saturday.
From April.
Anyways, Here is a link to the finest tourist site about Glasgow in the World. And not a tartan in view unless you count Burberry.
http://www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk/
I used High Possil for my example because the place scares the living crap out of me. The teams up there (the gangs,) blow whistles when someone is going to get a doing to warn those who aren't involved to stay inside.