I don’t know how I missed this video Ed. I agree with you, Dumphres is a wonderful place to visit. I guess a person needs to be a bit of a lover of history and special things that have contributed to the betterment of mankind. You did great job touching on the significance that this city made to Burns himself. I am always touched by your true respect for all the things you share with us. Thanks for being a light in my life. Lynn
I really enjoyed your tour of Dumfries. I too have driven past many times and wondered what the centre was like. It has huge old world charm, the river walk was lovely and the narrow footbridge was a great feature, I bet that bridge is many hundreds of years old. The sound of the seagulls and narrow streets gave it lots of charm. To see the very room where Robbie Burns wrote his poems/songs was amazing. I feel I want to visit in person now, I liked the look of the fishing tackle shop and the old world pubs definitely need checking out. Thank you for a great tour.
Cheers Richard. Yes, Dumfries really is a wonderful historic town. I just don't understand why its Burns attractions don't see more visitors. But maybe that's a good thing, because standing alone in the very room in which Robert Burns passed away is a very special thing.
Thanks Neil. It's an interesting comment because I've never quite understood why this video sees very few views. Dumfries, from a Robert Burns point of view, is very much worth a visit. I think the town has suffered badly from many floods from the river and, like many towns in Scotland, has a central shopping area of streets that has struggled, with many small shops going bust. As you say, I did my best to promote the town, and perhaps that best was not quite good enough.
@@EdExploresScotland, your promotion was fine. Like many small towns there is often little to put it on the map (Burns aside). I do address the haggis for a charity event most years, so I do appreciate the man. I visited Abbotsford House recently, first time in 45 years, and was a wee bit disappointed (my childhood memory was of something bigger, perhaps it was just that I was smaller).
I don’t know how I missed this video Ed. I agree with you, Dumphres is a wonderful place to visit. I guess a person needs to be a bit of a lover of history and special things that have contributed to the betterment of mankind. You did great job touching on the significance that this city made to Burns himself. I am always touched by your true respect for all the things you share with us. Thanks for being a light in my life. Lynn
I really enjoyed your tour of Dumfries. I too have driven past many times and wondered what the centre was like. It has huge old world charm, the river walk was lovely and the narrow footbridge was a great feature, I bet that bridge is many hundreds of years old. The sound of the seagulls and narrow streets gave it lots of charm. To see the very room where Robbie Burns wrote his poems/songs was amazing. I feel I want to visit in person now, I liked the look of the fishing tackle shop and the old world pubs definitely need checking out. Thank you for a great tour.
Cheers Richard. Yes, Dumfries really is a wonderful historic town. I just don't understand why its Burns attractions don't see more visitors. But maybe that's a good thing, because standing alone in the very room in which Robert Burns passed away is a very special thing.
I've driven past Dumfries hundreds of times and, even though you did your best to promote the place, I doubt I'll pop in on my next time going by.
Thanks Neil. It's an interesting comment because I've never quite understood why this video sees very few views. Dumfries, from a Robert Burns point of view, is very much worth a visit. I think the town has suffered badly from many floods from the river and, like many towns in Scotland, has a central shopping area of streets that has struggled, with many small shops going bust. As you say, I did my best to promote the town, and perhaps that best was not quite good enough.
@@EdExploresScotland, your promotion was fine. Like many small towns there is often little to put it on the map (Burns aside). I do address the haggis for a charity event most years, so I do appreciate the man. I visited Abbotsford House recently, first time in 45 years, and was a wee bit disappointed (my childhood memory was of something bigger, perhaps it was just that I was smaller).
It's a stereo microphone, so you get stereo wind
Then Ed as I was expecting, you gave a stereo grin...
No wonder I'm your favourite Aussie follower!