San Fransisco - Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island is one of San Fransisco's most famous (rather infamous) spots. Narendra, Poornima and I took an early morning ferry ride over there. Here are my pictures. Since I took several of them, I've divided them into sections. First the view from a distance.....
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Alcatraz from a distance

The view from Pier 41 @ Fisherman's Wharf

Alcatraz from closer up..so that you can appreciate the height of it.

A bigger view of the administrative building and prison
Alcatraz from the island itself

The entrance to the administrative building

The old administrative officers house

The watch tower to the prison

The entrance to the prison

The infamous (seen the movie - The Rock??) watertank next to the prison
Alcatraz from within

The three levels of prison cells inside

The little cell with sink and toilet - imagine spending years inside one of these with no privacy ever

Poornima walking down the 2nd level in the isolation chamber section of the prison
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