that most famous prison island in the bay of San Francisco
a distant shot of the island from the pier even before we got onto the ferry
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Alcatraz from closer up ... doesnt look too exciting :)
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the Golden Gate bridge through the fog of sfo with a part of the island in the right foreground
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"Warning: persons procuring or concealing escape of prisoners are subject to prosecution and imprisonment"
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as we get there ... before disembarking ... with the older non-prison buildings near the dock
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the official and very new-looking sign ... with the old scrawling from the native Americans from way back when they had occupied the island many years ago
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inside the cell-block - everyone's wearing headphones because it was a self-directed audio tour of the cellblocks
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me, in front of a typical cell (so do i fit in or what? :))
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the insides of a cell ... looks homely doesnt it ?
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the interconnecting passages had these grilles on the wall through which the marines apparently threw explosives during a break-out attempt
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another typical cell - no, nobody is living in it - they just had this stuff there for display
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argh ! let me out !
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Edward trying to claw the passers-by from his cell :)
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Al Capone's cell ... not much to it really :)
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solitary confinement ... very dark ... because the cells had solid doors over here ... we tried to look for paranormal activity but it was too cold in general
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this was supposed to show the hole in the wall where someone had dug through (yes, just like in Shawshank redemption) - too bad the stupid screen reflected the light
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me with the mainland in the background, just outside of the cellblock on top of the hill
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Edward looking really cool
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demolished buildings ... ok, im not that bored - i was actually trying to photograph the neat-looking seagull perched on the whatchamacallit in the foreground
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the cellblocks from the bottom of the walkway
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going back to the docks ...
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lots of people looking really sad to have to leave
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and the strange alien-like stuff is vegetation on the side of the hill - apparently the island has great flora and fauna
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the pier from which we left
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and the place where the boats moored
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a view of the pier from over the road (yes, i can fly) ... looks very festive ... even got a tram/cablecar of sorts ...
