Benn behind bars

Day 3 San Francisco - My BDAY

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January 6th 2007
Ok today was my 24th birthday and I had a really nice day. As we couldn’t get to Alcatraz yesterday we went this morning. So caught the tram down to pier 33 and jumped on board the ferry to Alcatraz. Alcatraz is a small island situated about 2k's off San Fran and was used as a prison from 1930's to 1960's. We did a tour of the prison with a set of head phones on which was interesting as they w ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more