Alcatraz Island - an arduous journey
@allknowing (153529)
India
July 5, 2019 12:11am CST
It is only my enthusiasm that I joined that trip to Alcatraz Island. After winding up that US package tour I spent time with family and friends and this friend joined me on that arduous journey to Alcatraz.Island
The ferry ride was enjoyable but walking up to that prison where gangsters spent their lifetime was not easy. It was pretty high up as you can see from the image.
Al Capone the famous gangster's room is maintained. Amused to see even the mug he used is there. Not bad that even gangsters are remembered and US makes money from tourists just to visit that prison
The reason why that prison is up there is because swimming back to the main land is next to impossible as the water is far far cold. Even then some did escape and that is another story.
The reason why that prison is up there is because swimming back to the main land is next to impossible as the water is far far cold. Even then some did escape and that is another story.10 people like this
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Jul 19
Yes I have heard that it is quite an awesome tour, I have never done it.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Jul 19
The US package tour had this as an option. I had paid for it but could not make use of it as my friends just came and took me away. They joined me on this tour later and paid for it (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Jul 19
@BelleStarr I had a total of 55 days in the US 21 package and remaining I spent with family and friends. San Francisco, San Jose, Oxnard, Denver, New Jersey. All my friends and family gave me a taste of their life there. One common thing I noticed was they all wasted food (lol)
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Jul 19
@allknowing I visited San Francisco but we had a car and opted to drive up to Muir Woods.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Jul 19
@allknowing did you enjoy the cruise?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
It was a memory for me to add to my US adventure.
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@rsa101 (41020)
• Philippines
5 Jul 19
@allknowing Yeah looks like that sounds fun travel.... I hope you did not meet any ghost from there.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
@rsa101 Must have been around and listening to all the curses that the group was pouring out. 
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
Although it was tiring I found it quite entertaining specially that ferry ride.
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@LadyDuck (502754)
• Italy
5 Jul 19
@allknowing We had ferry rides in Louisiana and Washington state.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
The major attraction was to visit that prison. There was a museum there and history was read of all prisoners
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
5 Jul 19
@allknowing Is it creepy inside?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
That prison had the most notorious prisoners who needed to be put in a place where escape was not possible.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
6 Jul 19
I guess it is hard to walk up and walk down too to get out of there
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
5 Jul 19
It is a nice experience; but for me I rather look at it from a distance. There were so many movies that had it as the setting.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
That museum had a lot of info on those prisoners. They were not ordinary prisoners.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
5 Jul 19
I may have. I do not remember but I know there were movies on Al Capone
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 Aug 19
@allknowing
I have been to San Franciso. Thank you for that information.
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