Dublin
If you had three extra days between a Tauck land tour of Ireland and a small ship cruise of Scotland - how would you split your time between Dublin and Edinburgh, and what would you make sure you saw in each (beyond the sights that Tauck has included)?
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There's lots to see and do in both cities, but since I'm 95% Irish (and 5% Scottish) according to Ancestry.com, I'll add things for Dublin: Take a tour of Trinity College that includes the Book of Kells. You can arrange a tour through Trinity. Tour Kilmainham Gaol. Tour Glasnevin Cemetery to see the graves of Irish patriots (but not those involved in the Easter Rising; they aren't buried there). I had booked a tour of the cemetery that began at 2:30, and to start the tour, we joined up with the 1:30 tour at the grave of O'Donovan Rossa (a 19th century patriot) and were treated to a performance of the oration that Padraic Pearse (one of the Rising leaders) delivered at Rossa's funeral. Take a tour of the Abbey Theatre and go to a performance there. The EPIC Museum is very interesting. Have lunch or tea at Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street and have seafood chowder everywhere. Just sit and talk with locals. I admit that I have also enjoyed both the Irish Whiskey experience in Dublin and the Scottish Whisky experience in Edinburgh.
Tough choice, but for extra time in Edinburgh - don't miss The Real Mary King's Close, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, The Georgian House. In Dublin - Trinity College and The Book of Kells.
Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Christ Church is very interesting, Epic Museum, the Chester Beatty Museum and I also went to the Irish House Party dinner and great Irish entertainment.