Alcatraz

Sunday we left our hostel at 8.45 and walked towards Pier 33, from where we should sail to Alcatraz. 

They are pretty exited I think

The walk up there was kind of a funny experience because the roads are so steep. Up and down, up and down all the time, which is why we went down by Cable Car after the trip to Alcatraz island. 

Cable car

It was amazing to go by boat to the island. Warm, high sun, wind in our hair, the most beautiful blue water and then the view of beautiful San Francisco seen from the seaside. 

Kristina absorbing all the sun she can get while enjoying the breeze on the boat

When we got to Alcatraz everyone was stunned. It is a very beautiful island indeed surrounded by clear blue water and then the island is filled with flowers, green trees and old jail buildings which are very very cool. 

The most beautiful view

We were walking around with headsets on and we followed the voice that took us through the jail, the officers house, the library the dining hall and everything else there and it was actually really scary to walk around there. 

The cells some prisoners lived in for an entire lifetime. Some of them were only allowed to come out once in two weeks for a shower and fresh air.

At some points it felt like being a prisoner at Alcatraz, because you could walk inside some of the cells while listening to real prisoners talking about living in there. 

We were told that some of the cells were haunted and then we were just thinking "Yeah right", but standing in those isolation cells... You got chills on your entire body!

Regular cell.
The isolation cells was to dark to take pictures in, and... it was also pretty spooky to just stand in there - so no pictures of those cells.

Even though it was scary it was a fantastic experience and I definitely would recommend every visitors in San Francisco to go see it and walk the route with the headset. It makes it so much more realistic and it was fantastic!

- Pernille