Gillian Alexandra

This is a big weekend for Dundee with the long awaited opening of the new £80m V&A museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and I thought I'd just write a short post about it and show you all some pictures.  First of all, what a stunning building! I wasn't sure of it at first but once it started taking shape I grew to like it. Today we were lucky enough to get tickets to go inside and view it before it opens fully to the public. The verdict? Not sure. Yes the building LOOKS nice both inside and out but we all felt there was a lot of wasted space inside. Entry is free but the visiting exhibits such as ocean liners exhibit today do cost. (£12 I believe, or £10 concession). We stuck to the free exhibits today because we didn't have a lot of time (our slot was at 4pm). There were a lot of fascinating old Scottish artifacts in the Scottish Design Gallery such as pieces of furniture and a wedding dress designed by Alexander McQueen. The views over the water from...

I read recently that Scotland has been voted the  “Most Beautiful Country in the World”  by readers of “Rough Guide” and if I'm honest, I completely agree, so here are a few of my favourite places to visit and things to do. Dundee (The City of Discovery) Ok so I’m kind of biased because it’s where I live, but I genuinely think Dundee is quite beautiful. Obviously it has its “not-so-great” areas ( what city doesn’t? ) but it is definitely on the up with the new V&A museum  and the brand new waterfront area. There’s also the Law  ( which used to be a volcano ) where there is a really nice walk and it gives you amazing views of the whole city, and over the River Tay to Fife! Dundee has a lot of history as well, and is famous for the three Js – Jute, Jam and Journalism. Jute because the Jute mills were the main source of employment in the 19 th century, Jam because of the worldwide export of Keillors marmalade, and Journalism because of the headquarters of...