Alcatraz Island, USA

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@allknowing (153529)
India
July 23, 2021 8:37pm CST
This island which is a sight seeing option for tourists is famous because of the prison up there that housed the infamous Al Capone who was a gangster and businessman. The small strip of water connecting the Island from the main land is supposed to be the coldest that would make any prisoner impossible to swim across. The steep climb to the prison was difficult - most get breathing problems. But I survived. His cell is intact. Everything that he used is still there. I was amused to see the enamel mug that he used and many of his other belongings. Strange that a convict got such importance.
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Faru Mesh
@FaruMesh (3517)
• India
24 Jul 21
Picture looks beautiful, can I ask you is there any place that you haven't visited
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
The space - just joking. The earth is a huge place and I may have covered just one percent of it
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Faru Mesh
@FaruMesh (3517)
• India
24 Jul 21
@allknowing You can try space also, it's already started , wish I could travel like you
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
@FaruMesh You must have a passion and you will get there somehow. Good Luck Space travel is for the rich. Look who went there recently!!!!!
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
24 Jul 21
I wish you can mention the year you went there too, just for the record
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
In what way will that give you any more information than what I have mentioned. No I did not go during the pandemic and that is for sure
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
@Butterfingers You seem to be obsessed with dates but I will not be a part of that
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
24 Jul 21
@allknowing haha okay May be in 1947 then
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 21
It looks beautiful from the outside. Al Capone is a big name. A celebrity in one way. That's why they preserve the things he owned there.
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@id_peace (17036)
• Singapore
24 Jul 21
He was the biggest gangster around. I think the water is difficult to swim across not because it is cold, it had sharks in the water too
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
I remember watching a documentary about it. Must be an interesting place to visit!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
Very interesting with running commentary
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
@allknowing Nothing like being there, for sure!
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