Thursday, 30 May 2013

The Rock!

On this day, we thought we'd swap the free love of San Francisco for...
 
Union Square - 2 blocks from the Marines Club



...a visit to Alcatraz (with the threat the boys would be left behind in one of the cells if the behaviour did not improve!).






Walking down 'Broadway' towards 'Times Square'.  The prisoners had names for most parts of Alcatraz.
 
 The solitary confinement cells.  One of the prisoners recounted how, for 3 days in these cells with no daylight, he passed the time by taking one of the buttons off his coat, tossing it in the air, and the crawling round the cell to see if he could find it.  He's then repeat the process - again, and again...


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Location: Alcatraz, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA, USA

2 comments:

  1. Unknown3 June 2013 at 06:07

    Nice photo of Ben and Fi near the heart!

    I take it you didn't have to leave the boys in the cells!

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    1. James 4 USA3 June 2013 at 06:44

      Ferg took the photo of us by the heart in Union Square. We brought the boys back with us from Alcatraz - the behaviour was reasonable!
      Loving Chicago at the moment. Will catch up with Cam Baker and family on Wednesday. You'll be here in a few months!
      Love,
      Ben

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