Yesterday we went to visit Alcatraz, and thankfully Jacob was feeling well enough to join us!  It was a unique tour that took you right back to the days when it was a prison through the use of an audio tour where you had your own personal headphones.  You heard the voices of the prisoners, the banging of the cell doors, the guards yelling, etc.

One had to do a lot of climbing up steep hills, but it was worth it for the view you got along the way.

I loved this little garden you could view at one spot.  There was a lady down there, tending the flowers, so peacefully. I could just picture a life of tending this little garden with the sound of gulls in the background,  catching glimpses of this amazing view, hearing the occasional boat horn sounding... 

What's left of the officers social hall.

An infamous view of the row of cells.  A bit creepy.

One thing that strikes me most about California is the unique trees that you find here.  They are all so beautiful.

Shoe box cell.  Made me claustrophobic to step into one.

At the end of the day, we wandered a bit around Fisherman's Wharf and went to the most famous place in San Francisco to get carryout sourdough bread and clam chowder.  YUM!

Later that evening, we ended the day with a movie in a gorgeous downtown movie theatre to see Wolverine.