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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