Sunday, July 31, 2005
Alcatraz ... visit if you can
We've taken visitors over the years. Spring the extra $4.50 for the audio tour accompaniment to the tour. Audio tours come in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. $16 gets you a trip out plus the audio tour ... and a trip back, too.

Book early. All too often this time of the year, we see disappointed tourists who realize on Sunday that the next seat available is for a boat time on Wednesday, and they will be heading back to ChickPea on Tuesday.

Our behind the scenes tour this spring, put on for Parks huggers by the Parks Conservancy people was a terrific experience. These photos are from a trip in June with visiting family members.



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The Alcatraz lighthouse Posted by Picasa



The gull chicks were finding their sea legs. Posted by Picasa



View from inside the former prison. Posted by Picasa



and from outside Posted by Picasa



Beautiful place. Posted by Picasa



Desolate place Posted by Picasa

Go thee hither.


[28 Jun 2005]




: views from the Hill






Bertold Brecht:   
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
























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