It was remarkable how good the men looked in their kilts, sporrans (furry waist pouches) and socks with "flashers" (tartan decorations). Striding around, they looked masculine and strong, bringing to mind Mel Gibson in Braveheart or Russell Crowe in his Gladiator gear. As for the food at the festival, well, let us say that the Del's lemonade truck was busier than the haggis one — haggis being a specialty peculiar to Scots, made of sheeps' intestines cooked in its stomach. Like Scotch whisky, haggis is not for the faint-hearted. You have to be a man bold enough to wear a skirt to enjoy either one of them.
