The Slammer (Alcatraz)

We finally did it, we went to Alcratraz! Thanks to Valerie, who organized the whole thing, we were able to have a fabulous time with some of Alex's classmates on the island. Since we've lived here, we kept saying we will go there, but of course, it hadn't happened.

I 'm pretty sure this was taken on the boat ride over. Not sure why Alex picked this picture to post (I had him pick the pics and I would do the write-up), but whatever. The ride was gorgeous to see the whole city on the way out, and we couldn't have asked for better weather.

Basically what every cell looked like in the prison. The audio tour was quite informative.

This main area where the prisoners were kept was called Broadway. At the end of the tour, the employees did a cell door demo to show how all the doors were opened and slammed at the same time; it was a creepy experience to imagine being locked in there.

The water tower on Alcatraz. Just a pretty photo that Alex took.


Krutav and Adarsh in front of the Indians Welcome sign. At the beginning, Alcatraz was used mostly for American Indians when the government would imprison them for ridiculously minor charges. Maybe these hooligans should've been there, too....

We had a great time; it was fun hanging out with the 3rd years, spouses & friends. It amazes me how close Alex's class is-we had a blast!