After a nice weekend of quiet and rest we were back in SF on Sunday and took in the Golden Gate bridge. We did not realize that it nearly did not get built, there was so many people opposed to it that there were over 2000 law suits filed to stop it but finally the builders prevailed and it is celebrating its 75th birthday this year. We drove around the city to some of the touristy places including Battery park and China town.
On Monday we made the ferry trip over the 1 1/4 mile to Alcatraz. The saying here was"break the law, go to prison, mess up in prison you go to Alcatraz.
when a prisoner arrived and he behaved himself this is his cell. It's the same size as a pool table.
If he misbehaved then he lost anything that could move and he was here for 23 hours a day.
If he really misbehaved again he got this, "the hole" It was bigger that the other cells but nothing it it except a hole in the floor, and then there was a solid door that was closed so the prisoner was in total darkness except when a small slot was opened for food. A person stayed in the hole for a maximum of 18 days.
As this picture shows it is often cold and foggy around Alcatraz. It is believed that no one ever escaped, although 5 who tried were never seen again but they believed they drowned and were swept out to sea. The city is only a mile and a quarter away and does look like a easy swim. That is the Golden Gate bridge behind Diane and the current flowing out to the Pacific is very strong and the water temp is about 50*F
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