Sights in San Francisco

OK, I am a few days behind on posting. Just imagine we are still in San Francisco...


We took a short ferry ride of 1.5 miles to see Alcatraz. In the movies it always seems so harsh and remote, but there it is, a stones throw away from Fishermans' Wharf.


We also visited the WWII submarine the Pampanito. It is in fantastic condition, in fact the engines were to be fired up later in the day. Shame we missed that.


Ah, Mr. Blog decided to reorder my photos. Back again to Alcatraz. They told us the inmates spent 23 hours a day in their cells, unless they had a job detail, then it was 18 hours. Not much room to move around. A bed, toilet, small table, thats about it.




I am a fan of old submarine movies, so it was a thrill to be inside. Such a machine! So many pipes, valves, levers, dials. I have tremendous respect for the men who served on old submarines.