Introducing Dundee
London’s Trafalgar Sq has Nelson on his column, Edinburgh’s Princes St has its monument to Sir Walter Scott and Belfast has a statue of Queen Victoria outside City Hall. Dundee’s City Sq, on the other hand, is graced – rather endearingly – by the bronze figure of Desperate Dan. Familiar to generations of British school children, Dan is one of the best-loved cartoon characters from the children’s comic The Dandy, published by Dundee firm DC Thomson since 1937.
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Dundee enjoys perhaps the finest location of any Scottish city, spreading along the northern shore of the Firth of Tay, and can boast tourist attractions of national importance in Discovery Point and the Verdant Works museum. Add in the attractive seaside suburb of Broughty Ferry, some lively nightlife and the Dundonians themselves – among the friendliest, most welcoming and most entertaining people you’ll meet – and Dundee is definitely worth a stopover.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Day trip From Edinburgh
by rbezzina 18 May 2011
Ok so Perth will be removed and replaced by Dundee. St. Andrews I will be doing on another day. Any other day trip that you suggest?…
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Day trip From Edinburgh
by rbezzina 17 May 2011
I will be spending a week in Edinburgh in October and I was thinking of make some day trips alone on 2 days. So I will be looking to…
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RE: ITINERARY HELP: Ireland/Scotland/Amsterdam
by pedro555 17 May 2011
Forget the Tattoo. Sold out for Aug 26th and 27th (final day). You could just base yourself in Dundee and do day trips such as: Edinburgh…
