Escape to Alcatraz

[klwilliams]

Yesterday I went up to San Francisco and met eatenbyspiders at Fisherman's Wharf for dinner before we went to Alcatraz. We opted for Bubba Gump's because they have lots of shrimp, which we both like quite a bit. The meal was delicious, as was the company. We then went down to Pier 33 to catch the ferry over, which was also uneventful.

Alcatraz itself was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be, as well as being forbidding and claustrophobic. I can't imagine the guards actually living on that tiny island, much less having their families there as well. The cells were tiny and cold. The exercise yard was tiny and cramped. It creeped me out while being very interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing eatenbyspiders's pictures.

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[shutt3rg33k.livejournal.com]

I've spent the night there. In the insane asylum section cuz the bf snored too loudly and got kicked off the cell block. There are also isolation rooms cut into the earth underneath the prison. I've never been down there and a friend of mine told me it was just as well; I would have freaked worse than he did.