I’m sure many of you have been there before if you’re an American and if not, I will share with you about my experience visiting Alcatraz. It definitely looks kinda eerie but interesting at the same time. Alcatraz was a habitat for many and has gone through many faces; a lighthouse, a fort, inhabit by a group of Aboriginal People and a prison. Now it is a national recreation area.

Here are some of the pictures I took during my visit there. If you’re planning to visit, do try to order the tickets online. (www.alcatraz.com) I was there last year Spring with my sister and had no luck in getting the tickets at the counter. This time we got smarter and ordered it online. Enjoy the pictures =)

Alcatraz from a far

Abandoned light house and home of the jailbirds

Now they are the habitant of this island

This is where the tour starts. Feeling eerie already..The cold air didn’t help either

Definitely a confined place. I’m sure it’s definitely uncomfortable to live in this room

Kitchen – where food was prepared for the jailbirds

Dining area

This is where the prisoners get to go out for some exercise and get some sun

There’s a few rooms where the sun shines in and prisoners claimed that, those who were able to stay in those rooms were the most privileged. I guess beggars can’t be choosers.

I guess some of them definitely have talent in drawings

The library

Control room where calls and faxes comes in

The top people who takes care of the Alcatraz

Beautiful view of San Francisco from Alcatraz. With such beautiful view, who wouldn’t want to try to escape? Such sweet temptation…

The famous prisoners in Alcatraz

An attempt to escape

The officers that were involved in this bloody tragedy

Bernie Coy attempt to grab this key and escape. I guess the plan failed.

Another attempt to escape and this time, 3 manage to get away and were never heard off again

Can’t believe spoons are able to dig up this big of a hole to escape!

Smart enough to put a dummy head and act as if he was sleeping

They climbed through the sewage area at the back of the cells and went up to the roof top

Finally in 1964, this prison was closed down

Sunset view of Alcatrez. It’s definitely eerie yet interesting don’t you think?