[salbum=30,y,n,left] A visit to a prison that was! It was as close as I’d get to a prison – and it wasn’t as easy as I’d expected it to be. No, am not talking about the boat ride or the island itself. I am talking about the experience there. If you listen (mind you, ‘listen’ not ‘hear’) to the audio tour, you will definitely carry away bits ‘n pieces of the narration.
Alcatraz – the prison and the lighthouse (among other things), is now a tourist attraction – one of the oh-so-typical places to see when you are in San Francisco. I did feel bad for the inmates at times – to be able to see the free world and not be there – it’s worse than not seeing the free world at all! I walked around like an intruder – taking pictures like I was stepping into someone’s personal space.
Tags: alcatraz island, California, Places to Visit, San Francisco