[Travel Post] The Alcatraz, San Fransisco

I was in Cali earlier this year because my fiance's family wanted to go on a trip and wanted somewhere cold which brought us to the U.S.A. I have been to Cali twice before so this was my third time but it was the first time I set foot on San Fransisco. I was really excited for their clam chowder, really. 

Our First "touristy" activity was to visit The Alcatraz. I have always always been intrigued by places, buildings and history. The Alcatraz was a place that has all that.  The Alcatraz is just 15minutes ferry ride away from SF's pier and the ferry timing was pretty frequent. 

I haven't had much exposure to America's most famous prison of all time and I kind of mixed it up with Guantanamo Bay so I ended up thinking all the gruesome tortures happened there and that the island is haunted. 

IT IS NOT! THANK GOODNESS

On the contrary, the only reason why this place is famous is because they used to imprison some of the most dangerous criminals in America, like Al Pacino. And why they were imprison there? It is simply because Alcatraz is hard to escape even if you can swim. It was also the reason why they closed the facility. It was really hard to maintain it with the seawater keeps corroding the cell bar and they have to do regular maintenance. 

You could very much see all the cells and they would give you an earphone to guide you through the whole place. It was really fascinating. Some of the voices were real recording from back then. I spent a lot of times trying to learn how these prisoners used to live. 

Other than the rich history, Alcatraz is actually located on a beautiful shore. You get a clear view of SF (supposedly some kind of mental torture to the prisoner back then to tell them what they have been missing and all but Idk how something so beautiful could be torturous). I took a great deal of photos from the place so enjoy. Hope it travels u to the past as it did to me. 

-M-