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Published: August 5th 2012
The weather was foggy today which enhanced the eerie atmosphere of ‘The Rock’ – the overall Alcatraz experience was amazing! We walked around the historic cells listening to an audio tour voiced by some of the old officers and inmates which brought the prison to life, and the stories of the attempted escapes were particularly interesting. It was a surreal feeling that not so long ago, the likes of Al Capone and The Bird Man were incarcerated there. After another long and tiring day we both still agree it was well worth the early morning!
We then made the climb up to Crooked Street/Lombard Street, the pictures explain it all! People were queuing in their cars to take a ride down it, but we felt safer on foot! It wasn’t long before we were off again, attacking more mountainous roads to Nob Hill; looking back we regret the journey as the only sign we could find for Scott’s amusement was of a launderette. This monster workout prompted us to reward ourselves with an American sized portion of banana cream cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory, let’s just say that it won’t be our last visit there!
Still feeling jet lagged we trudged back to the hostel in need of a good rest before heading out for a bite and a beer – yes, Scotty managed to get a beer, despite his baby face 😊
That’s all folks, catch ya tomorrow!
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Andrew Down
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Wicked blog's you two and the pic's were good too, that cheescake looked lush! Keep the updates coming as it stop's your mother worrying! Are u getting a chance to catch any of the olympic's cos there wicked, with GB third on the medal list at the moment. Keep enjoying!!!