Is This Underrated City Scotland's Next Big Thing? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertalan3214]

Another excellent review in Scotland guys, yes Dundee is a beautiful city with lots to see and do, did you enjoy the Dundee cake ? 😋 😉

[@JJExtra]

Thank you ☺️ we did enjoy the cake 🍰 we forgot to mention it in the video lol

[@Disscot]

Aww I loved this. I lived in Broughty Ferry when I was a kid. Moved away when I was about 10. I used to go to Broughty castle sometimes. Our house looked out over the river Tay! We saw the Discovery arrive in the city (probably around 1985/86.) Really lovely to see it again. Funnily enough I do an online art class and the girl that takes it husband designed and painted the pillars of the Tay Bridge you walked bast at the end. I also we on the Unicorn ship I am sure it was for a friends birthday 😂🤣

[@marcdimond240]

Dundee was where marmalade and the adhesive stamp was invented. It was known as the three ‘J’s ‘, jute, jam and journalism. You missed out on it’s favourite delicacy, ‘stovies’ which is a mix of potatoes, onions and left over meat such as roast beef, mince or corned beef, which is heated on a stove for hours and is the best comfort food you will ever taste! It is sold in cafes or from street stalls in polystyrene cups.

[@JJExtra]

We did not know that! Thank you for the info 😀

[@hamishpaterson2413]

Watched a couple of your videos lads, really enjoying them! 👏👏

[@JJExtra]

Thank you! ☺️

[@sandrawoodall6545]

Hi thanks for the entertainment great as usual, just wish you would do longer ones.😊

[@JJExtra]

Noted! There will be some longer videos coming up over the next few months 😊

[@johnavery3941]

I am from Dundee and we are defo on the Map now for sure..... you did miss one important feature of Dundee and it is our two Premiership Football teams Stadiums which are the closest in the UK.... in the same street only 150 odd yards apart. Other than that a great video.

[@JJExtra]

We will have to add them to the list for our next visit 😊

[@paulharvey9149]

I'm glad you think Dundee's cool - as it's usually absolutely perishing... lol. Yes, it certainly is one of Scotland's most underrated cities - and I could give you a good few more excuses for coming back. The McManus Art Gallery & Museum for one - which is the city's main museum, also free to get into and, sitting on the wall outside is none other than Oor Wullie - another of D. C. Thompson's characters who, together with The Broons, has appeared in The Sunday Post every week since about 1937... Don't forget Minnie the Minx either, who's right behind Desperate Dan, with her catapult ready to fire! Their former home is just along the road opposite The Howff, which is one of Scotland's oldest public cemeteries. The "rusty old ship"you saw in City Quay is the very last surviving lightship in the world by the way - and sadly, they've not been able to attract funds to restore it. It used to sit on North Carr rocks - some miles out to sea... Happily, HMS Unicorn is having some money spent on it. It was officially known as a Training Ship 100 or so years back, but add orphanage and borstal to the description and you'll be heading in the right direction... I believe it previously had better uses... Verdant Works - which is run by the same people as Discovery, is also very well spoken of - it tells the story of the jute industry, which is what really put Dundee on the world map from about 1860. There's also a really good transport museum which is currently just off the Broughty Ferry Road but which will hopefully be moving soon into the former Maryfield Tram Depot - Dundee once having over 17 miles of tramways, the last of which closed in 1956. Also down that way is the former gasworks site which we're told will be transformed into the new Eden Project in two years' time. There's an observatory in Balgay Hill Park in the west of the city too - and Claypotts Castle somewhere, too. Oh - and did I mention its only 12 miles to Glamis...?!!

[@JJExtra]

Thank you for all the info and suggestions that’s really helpful as we will absolutely be returning. Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@tonycasey3183]

Imagine how hungry you would be stranded at the Antartic. You would be freezing cold and shivering so much, it would be very tempting to p-p-p-pick up a penguin.

[@JJExtra]

Not sure i like the idea of eating a penguin like them though 😂

[@marcdimond240]

I left Dundee 43 years ago to live in Australia, and I barely recognise the city, all that waterfront is new. I was a gardener at the University of Dundee and the Botanic Gardens was an empty field, so everything you saw is only 40+ years old. The plants you saw in the hot house grow in my backyard!

[@colinhemfrey4835]

Definitely agree with you guys, Dundee is very underrated but nowadays has so many attractions. Glad ylou finished with Dundee Law, a fab viewpoint which I walked to from the station in my youth!

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I feel some shame as an (71yo) English lady, that the only thing (other than its in Scotland, of course!) about Dundee, is that a previous Fb friend of mine attended ... I apologise, I am mistaken.., it _wasn't_ at Dundee (as I first thought and wrote) but at _Durham_ University... (I feel so guilty now because I got the name of the University wrong, I'm so sorry lads... 😮😢) oh, but I _do_ know that there's a tasty cake called Dundee Cake!! I hope you enjoyed your slice... 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤭

[@PETE1769]

how was the cake boys need a whiskey with it

[@JJExtra]

The cake was good… we’d rather pair it with coffee 😂

[@RobAddie]

Like most cities it has a different face to present to visitors. The reality of living there is something else. ☹️

[@stevemichael8458]

Yeah. For some. Like every city. It presents the same face to locals if they want to see it. And fortunately most of them do.

[@Samantha-xr4mx]

What it like? I cannot believe how cheap houses are in Aberdeen 😮

[@bryanmcghee3213]

So gled eh left Dundee Scotland niver to return.

[@elainegraham6665]

Excellent vlog as always, Dundee is a bit like Marmite you either love it or hate it, we do have some colourful characters 😂😂 (hopefully they didn't ruin your filming). I don't think they were about. Most locals call Broughty Ferry (pronounced brotty) "The Ferry"

[@JJExtra]

Well we loved it, we don’t mind a few colourful characters along the way 😂

[@DianeLittle-dd6ej]

The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England's famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.

[@kyihsin2917]

The bridge at 13:03 is specifically a giant version of the bridge of a cello or contrabass, the piece of wood that hold the strings up off the fingerboard and vibrates to transmit the sound to the body of the instrument.

[@JJExtra]

Ah…. That makes more sense 😂

[@wilmathom3971]

Great video of bonnie Dundee, but you have barely scratched the top. Sunday wasnt the best day😢 but the temperature does rise and the seating area by the 'sand' will be crowded . Glad you enjoyed it, its my home city and im proud of it……and listen to a full pipe band( if you can catch one!). MUCH better then a single piper.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JJExtra]

Agreed that pipers are better in a band. Where else would you recommend for our next visit to Dundee?

[@wilmathom3971]

Mcmanus art gallery and museum Open 10-5 daily. Free but donation welcome!🎉. mills observatory, free but only open on selective😅 dates april - sept.if you like old vurial grounds. The Howff is. Ce rtainl worth a visit - its jusr along the road from the. Mcmanus. Then we have the transport museum and verdant works- a look back at. One of the dundee J S JUTE, Jam, journalism. Thimk it opens at 10am which these? £4.50…phew, hope this helps….. sunday not best to see things..!

[@gailforce]

it's surreal seeing my house in one of your videos! I guess the McManus galleries was the museum you needed but that's for next time 😂

[@JJExtra]

Did we catch you waving from the window? 😂

[@gailforce]

@@JJExtra if i'd seen you two i would have hauled you into a pub and given you a proper tour lol x

[@JJExtra]

😂👍🏻

[@gogglebox2427]

Yes, McManus Galleries is such a beautiful building, inside and out. Some truly beautiful paintings, as well as the "Contempory" stuff. And not just artwork, lots of "museumy" things.

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

Scotland has some of the best beaches in the world, especially on the west coast and the islands. And usually they're very quiet and a bit of a hidden secret. For great examples look at Sandwood Bay and Balnakeil beach in the far North West of the mainland, Traigh Beach and Silver sands at Arisaig and Morar respectively, Machir Bay on Islay, and my personal favourite and probably the most spectacular, Luskentyre beach on Harris in the Outer Hebrides which really is stunning.

[@williammackay3321]

It’s ROUGH AS FOOOOK !!! It’s a nice enough looking place but it’s not got a lot going on …. The V&A is huge whacking building yet it’s just on small room when ya go inside … ya can walk round the town in about 20 minutes ,, the undercurrent there is very very very high crime and the native population are mainly heroin addicts it’s not actually a very nice place at all in terms of the reality of the place

[@Samantha-xr4mx]

❤❤ Fantastic video guys ❤❤ love it. ... question: with all your travels is there a town/city or county that you would move to permanently? ❤❤

[@brianr1965]

Great video guys 👍 Dundee 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 looks like a beautiful city with lots of sites to see! Thanks again for sharing your adventures, I am thoroughly enjoying each and every one of my own sofa 🛋️ 😂

[@JJExtra]

From your own sofa is the cheapest way to travel 😂 glad you’re enjoying the adventures 😊

[@hw664]

Excellent video of the oldest city in Scotland 👍🏻

[@stuartfaulds1580]

The Opticians used to be a Clydesdale bank from memory, Desperate Dan with Minnie the Minx behind him. I've seen some of the behind the scenes rooms in Broughty Castle, during a site survey for somewhere I used to work.

[@JJExtra]

Ah we did think it looked like it may have been a bank, thanks for confirming!

[@davidberesford7009]

Hi Guys! Scotland is still letting you in then. This time I won't mention the coffee; ... Damn! Dundee looked pretty welcoming, Desperate Dan, but where's the cow pie?

[@JJExtra]

Josh ran off with the pie 😂

[@craigwilson3711]

Good video of Dundee. Its perhaps the worst Scottish city so youve done a great job. To be fair its got strong competition from Edinburgh stirling and perth

[@farfletched]

Oh damn! I have a shop just 5 mins from Broughty Castle :)

[@JJExtra]

Next time we are in the city we will have to pop in and say hi 👋🏼

[@jackgarty2135]

The monument on the law Hill is dedicated to the Dundee men that died at the battle of Loos 1915

[@MartinFarrell1972]

I'm a 52 year old Scot who's never been in Dundee and Aberdeen. I don't know the north east of Scotland.

[@Erika-Uwe]

Hiya boys ,great video as always !!!So much to see there .We'd love to go to scotland one day,it looks so amazing.Fantastic ,thank you so much for showing!How was the cake??

[@JJExtra]

You should definitely get to Scotland, it’s amazing! The cake was good, we actually found out after it was made by the bakery in the city we had originally planned to go and get it from 😂

[@leahking3976]

Thanks for another great video

[@JJExtra]

Thank you for watching 😁

[@janus1363]

Great video. Broughty is pronounced "Brotty". And that "big metal sculpture" on the waterfront is a whale (Dundee has a big whaling history). Culture vultures should also visit the McManus museum and art gallery.

[@JJExtra]

Thanks for the suggestion (and help with the pronunciation 🙈)

[@trendingwwwandw]

thanks for introducing us to amazing beautiful " Dundee, Scotland " VNA museum at intro is beautiful Very nice tour ! LIKE 👌👌

[@JJExtra]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@iangraham2263]

I look forward to Sundays to see your travel adventures. Another great video. Dundee looks amazing. Hope you enjoyed your Dundee Cake.

[@JJExtra]

We forgot to mention in the video our thoughts on the cake - we liked it 😁

[@ScottishDroner]

Happy travels

[@PaulEcosse]

Is Dundee underrated? I dunno, it's rated just about right I think. It's the 3rd best city to visit in Scotland, for the moment. Maybe Aberdeen or Inverness might up their game at some point but yeah it's great.

[@JJExtra]

Aberdeen and Inverness next for us then so we can compare!

[@douglaslockhart1617]

Excellent video my son was at university in Dundee nice city had many good times there 😂

[@JJExtra]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nicklindsay4199]

If you like drugs then its perfect 🙈

[@antsadventures149]

Great video loved your Scotland vlogs well done 👍

[@JJExtra]

Thank you ☺️

[@dundeeguy]

Love the video guys thanks for showing off some of my home city 😊

[@JJExtra]

Thank you! We absolutely loved Dundee! We definitely will revisit on our next trip ☺️

[@dundeeguy]

@@JJExtra the mcmanus museum and verdant works are 2 interesting places to visit . They are about to start building an Eden project in the city as well

[@alexanderallan215]

Dundee looks like an interesting place , I might have to add it to my list of places to visit. Jason was heard to say about the Broughty Castle parking : ‘ a bit blowey eh “ . . I am always up for a good blowey car park. 😏

[@JJExtra]

😂🤣

[@Samantha-xr4mx]

Love that "oh shit its moving quick take a selfie" 😂

[@JJExtra]

😂 😂 😂 important stuff first 😂

[@jwi1085]

Haven't been home to Dundee for 10 years, so haven't seen most of what you you showed, it's changed so much down by the river and ashamedly bene visited the botanic garden growing up! Will be back this year, good to see the city looking so good, but can't say I'm too made at having you both as eye candy also.

[@JJExtra]

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s receiving some serious investment which is great to see. Definitely a city on the up!

[@sheilam4525]

Thanks for exploring another of our cities😊. Dundee does have it's hidden gems and your pronunciation of "Broughty" was perfect! 😊.

[@JJExtra]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@daviddymock4686]

As a proud Scotsman ( ,& new subscriber) im Absolutely loving your videos on Edinburgh, Glasgow ( where im from but now live in Worcester) and the latest one in Dundee!! You shown us there is so much to see & do in all of these amazing Cities 👏 thanks again 👍

[@JJExtra]

Thanks and welcome. Glad you are enjoying the videos 😊