Yeah I went to prison ... all by myself and voluntarily
:D
I invested some money and visited Alcatraz. First I had a joy
ride one of those famous cable cars and after a brisk walk I was at
the Alcatraz Landing pier.
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Cable Cars: old concept - still working fine. |
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Amazing how those cars manage the steep hills. |
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That was my ride. |
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Of course must have a Xmas car |
I got lucky and they still had tickets for
the same day and a few moments later I could jump on the boat to the island. I
must admit that this was the first (and hopefully last) time in a
prison. It was not a pleasant place to be, yet interesting. Plenty of
old stuff from the 60s was on display and the audio tour helped to
get a decent picture of what life must have been there.
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Approaching the island |
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Dock |
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The island did have some real pretty sides. |
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Powerplant |
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Guard house at one corner of the recreation area. |
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Welcome :D |
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Audio tour was great - make sure you get your headset! |
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One of the inmate's cell of the famous escape - June 1962 |
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Another one |
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"back-alley" |
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The "Broadway" |
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Door locking mechanism |
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and the lever at the end of the cells. |
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Gun gallery with the reminding key. |
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Kitchen |
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Looks like a big breakfast |
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D-Block |
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Solitary cells |
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Creepy |
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Recreation area with a view of Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco |
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What a view - a real teaser for the inmates. |
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Nice garden at Alcatraz - (Eng.: Arum, Suomeksi: kalla) a beautiful flower in America used at weddings, in Finland at funerals. |
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Some old stuff left. |
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Control room |
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And there was this beautiful full rainbow. |
There was
also an interesting exhibition (@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz).
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Alcatraz had many purposes - it was built originally as a fortress. |
The weather was inviting and I decided
to explore a bit the city by walking from the Alcatraz landing pier
back to the motel. I saw some of the famous and known from movies
landscapes (see also the travelogue). The hills were extreme and I
could feel that I am in lousy physical condition – now I had the
chance to improve my cardio a little :D
A short video clip about my Alcatraz experience :)
~ Wolfi
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