Wolfi's day sentence

Yeah I went to prison ... all by myself and voluntarily :D

I invested some money and visited Alcatraz. First I had a joy ride one of those famous cable cars and after a brisk walk I was at the Alcatraz Landing pier. 

Cable Cars: old concept - still working fine.

Amazing how those cars manage the steep hills.

That was my ride.

Of course must have a Xmas car

I got lucky and they still had tickets for the same day and a few moments later I could jump on the boat to the island. I must admit that this was the first (and hopefully last) time in a prison. It was not a pleasant place to be, yet interesting. Plenty of old stuff from the 60s was on display and the audio tour helped to get a decent picture of what life must have been there.

Approaching the island

Dock

The island did have some real pretty sides.

Powerplant

Guard house at one corner of the recreation area.

Welcome :D

Audio tour was great - make sure you get your headset!

One of the inmate's cell of the famous escape - June 1962

Another one

"back-alley"

The "Broadway"

Door locking mechanism

and the lever at the end of the cells.

Gun gallery with the reminding key.

Kitchen

Looks like a big breakfast

D-Block

Solitary cells

Creepy

Recreation area with a view of Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco

What a view - a real teaser for the inmates.

Nice garden at Alcatraz - (Eng.: Arum, Suomeksi: kalla) a beautiful flower in America used at weddings, in Finland at funerals.

Some old stuff left.

Control room

And there was this beautiful full rainbow.

There was also an interesting exhibition (@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz). 

Alcatraz had many purposes - it was built originally as a fortress.

The weather was inviting and I decided to explore a bit the city by walking from the Alcatraz landing pier back to the motel. I saw some of the famous and known from movies landscapes (see also the travelogue). The hills were extreme and I could feel that I am in lousy physical condition – now I had the chance to improve my cardio a little :D

A short video clip about my Alcatraz experience :)

~ Wolfi