August 9, 2024
Dún Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland

                                                                Day twenty-one brought Zuiderdam 
                                                                into Dún Laoghaire near Dublin. We
                                                                have arranged a self-guided tour for
                                                                ourselves. First thing after breakfast,
                                                                we took a tender to Dun Laoghaire.
                                                                We then walked from the terminal
                                                                to a Starbuck's in town, where we hailed an Uber that turned into a taxi later {it's a long story). anyway, we arrived at our destination, Trinity College, to  visit the Book of Kells. We walked through the exhibits, the chapel and
                                            library (I can barely be seen standing
                                                                               behind an old harp
                                                                               there).

                                                                               We walked to the
                                                                               Temple Bar to have
                                                                               lunch, as planned.
                                                                               After several wrong turns we found it (the difficulty                                                                                 was that the entire region is referred to as Temple
                                                                               Bar).

                                                                               Because Bow Street was too far to walk from the                                                   Temple Bar, we took another Uber(?) to the Jameson Distillery. We had                                               opted for the Jameson Experience, that included a welcome cocktail and                                             forty-five minute guided tour ending with a tasting of three Jameson
                                           whiskeys.

                                           When we called for another Uber, we asked about why the Uber driver                                               ran a meter for the trip. The reason was that Uber doesn't give quotes                                                 for rides, just estimates. The cost is actually determined from the meter reading. This agreement equalizes competition between Uber and taxi companies.