Alcatraz

Jan 24, 2019

After we had breakfast at Boudin’s, we headed out to see Alcatraz.   I have been to San Francisco more than I can count; work related as well as long weekends and I have done just about every touristy thing San Francisco has to offer from driving down Lombard St. to taking the trolley across town.  The one thing that I have wanted to do for the longest time was to see Alcatraz.  It seemed like every time I visited, I couldn’t get tickets or it was closed for some reason.    When I first looked into getting tickets, there was a government strike and I thought that once again, I will not get to see Alcatraz. I am so glad that I was wrong.

It turned out that I could see Alcatraz and Brad and I hopped a boat and went to see it.  The tour was well worth it.    The boat ride over had picturesque views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate bridge.   I used to work for Transamerica and I remember learning on how that when they built the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco that it was quite controversial, many people opposed the building of it.  Today, that pyramid is one of the most recognizable buildings in the skyline of San Francisco.

I thought the tour was well done.  The audio guides told stories of the prisoners, attempted escapes, and the families that lived there.  I enjoyed every minute of the tour and would go back and do it again to pick up details that I might have missed!