Archive for the ‘San Francisco’ Category

Just thought we do a quick post on Alcatraz as it is one of those ‘must go and see whilst in San Francisco’ kind of things. For those who don’t know, Alcatraz was once an Army fortress, a military prison and then, most famously a Maximum Security Federal Penitentiary. It is now a National Park and an extremely popular tourist attraction. Its the scene for cracking movies like Escape from Alcatraz (Clint Eastwood) and The Rock (Sean Connery).

Ok so we are the first to admit that our last post of Portland and Seattle was one of those ‘you had to be there to enjoy it’ kind of situations. Thanks to those who read it. They are nice cities but lets leave it at that and continue onto our next place which was San Francisco. We drove from Portland along the West coast of the US, most of which is the state of California.