Gilbert has mentioned he's wanted to visit the prison a while ago and he bought tickets to go this past weekend. I've uploaded the pictures to Google's Picasa but still haven't figured how to share pictures on blogger. Come to think of it, I'm unsure if blogger can embed a video from youtube. Fucking AOL sucks ass.
Anyways, the island wasn't what I expected at all. I had the impression there was going to be a structured tour and we had to stick to the group that we came with on the boat. Apparently, you can do whatever you want as soon as you get off the boat. You can spend a day there on your own, make your own tour, or play tag with your friends.
We ended up taking this "walk-around tour" with this park ranger that looks like the neighbor from pet cemetary. Instead of taking the group straight to the top, he led the group around the south end of the island and up these flagstone stairs to the courtyard. There were sights of the city I've never seen before. In fact, the photos that's were taken of the city does not do justice.
Although we spent the next 3 hours on the island doing the audio tour learning about the different levels of history behind the island, I recommend just spending a sunny day on the island; the views are breath taking.
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