Be Good, this is not a nice place.

Alcatraz Island, I booked a ticket on the ferry in advance by phone, this is the most popular attraction here and booking is recommended.

Its a 15 minute ride on the ferry to the island, cool (13c) and windy.

Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Skyline

Someone requested that I put some pictures of me in this blog so now whenever someone asks me to take their pic I ask them to do the same for me.
On the ferry at the Rock

After it closed as a prison the local Indians took over the Island and lived there for over a year, claiming it as Indian Land

On the way up the hill

Outmate and a member of the Bomber squadron

Me again, as you can see I am an hour older in this one

Prisnors were searched thoroughly, thoroughly, like I said be Good

I think these pics give us a better idea of what it was like to live here

The self-guided Audio tour started here and lasted for 2.5 hours, it was recited by former Prisnors and Guards with sound effects, very well done.

Home Sweet Home 2.7m x 1.5m or 9' x 5'

Recreation

D block if you misbehaved, the cells were bigger but you were not let out very often

And if you really upset the bosses, this was it, steel floor and darkness

One escape attempt resulted in Prisnors taking Guards hostage and executing them, it did not work

Prison Art

A unique view of San Francisco from the Rock enjoyed by the Guards

The only successful escape, though whether they lived to tell the tale is the debateable. "Escape from Alcatraz" Starring Clint Eastwood

That is the hole they enlarged with spoons to get into a Uitility corridor where they climbed up the pipes to the roof

Dummy heads under the blankets to fool the guards

The Utility Corridor where they climbed 3 floors up the pipes to the roof

Dining Room, they had the best food in the Prison system and Tear Gas cannisters in the ceiling

Freedom, water birds skimming the waves