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Day 28 - Alcatraz!

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September 27th 2011
Today we had booked our trip to the rock! We were up fairly early at around 8:30am, as we knew that we had to be down by Pier 33 (where the ferries to Alcatraz leave) by around 10:30am. We got ready and set out down to Market Street towards 7-Eleven, so that we could pick up a couple of croissants for breakfast. As it was a bit earlier today, luckily there were two left, so we snapped them up and ... 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