Dublin & Edinburgh

[Paperboy99]

On 1/22/2024 at 8:28 PM, pink845 said:

No need for tours at all in either of those two cities.  We took the bus into Dublin.  2euros each and the train back.   Walked the entire city.  Did not do the Book of Kells. Not interested.  But we did go to Trinity College, the churches. the Liffey Bridge, the shopping street (name escapes me), saw everything worth seeing and then back to the ship.  A great day.  It was August.  A tiny bit of rain in the morning.  So be prepared with rain gear no matter the month. Edinburgh, we took the train.  Again very cheap.  What a fabulous city.  So much history, architecture.  Holyroode and the Edinburgh Castle.  We hustled back early as the day we were there, a giant protest erupted on the Royal Mile.  

 

[Paperboy99]

My wife wants to know the name of "That Shopping Street" please!

[VMax1700]

2 hours ago, Paperboy99 said:

My wife wants to know the name of "That Shopping Street" please!

Grafton Street?

[WESTEAST]

Concur with everything said about Trinity College and amazing Long Room.  We took a shuttle from the port to downtown Dublin and walked the remainder of the day as was easy to get to Trinity College. We then walked along bank of River Liffey to Temple Bar area (stopped for an Irish Coffee at the famous Temple Bar) before heading to Christ Church Cathedral and then St. Patrick's Cathedral. Browsed shops along Grafton Street before returning to ship. Wonderful day.  In Edinburgh (port of New Haven), we chose to take an excursion to St. Andrew's as we are golfers and a quick tour of Edinburgh city. Believe there is public transport available to St. Andrew's. After, we toured on our own the Royal Yacht Britannia.