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Wow that looks really pretty! Cool pics Vail.
And whoever mentioned a gas price spike, don't even go there LOL our prices just went up to about $2.23NZ a litre. There's 3 litres in a gallon approx. So we pay approx $7NZ a gallon. It's ridiculous.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:07:37 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:51:07 PM | |
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I'm waiting for that food and gas price spike. And so is my wallet.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:44:06 PM) | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Now that looks like MY front yard. Just change the river for my gravel drive. Green all over my side of the street thanks to the trees, grass and weeds. Just all the fields around that are sad.
All this side of the country is in a massive drought. Check it out: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
This basically wiped out all the corn and soybeans. Get ready for the national food and gas (mixed with what? Ethanol! Sucrose to make it will now have to almost exclusively from sugar cane and not corn) spike. Coming to an area near you soon.
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[guidogodoy] Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:44:06 PM | |
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Now that looks like MY front yard. Just change the river for my gravel drive. Green all over my side of the street thanks to the trees, grass and weeds. Just all the fields around that are sad.
All this side of the country is in a massive drought. Check it out: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
This basically wiped out all the corn and soybeans. Get ready for the national food and gas (mixed with what? Ethanol! Sucrose to make it will now have to almost exclusively from sugar cane and not corn) spike. Coming to an area near you soon.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:07:37 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:07:37 PM | |
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The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:43 PM) | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[guidogodoy] Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:43 PM | |
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Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:40 PM | |
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Sure did. The music seemed a bit out of place, though, IMO. My uncle bought a CD from that guy a couple of years ago and we were listening to it during the car ride back to Houston. Wish we could've stayed there a little bit longer. Maybe another time.
When did you go to San Antonio?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Saturday, August 25, 2012 8:43:37 AM) | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Awesome, did you like the guy selling cd's of redone songs played with a flute of some kind. Really soothing, relaxing music. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[METALMANJP] Saturday, August 25, 2012 8:43:37 AM | |
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Awesome, did you like the guy selling cd's of redone songs played with a flute of some kind. Really soothing, relaxing music. [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM | |
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Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Friday, August 24, 2012 2:22:52 PM) | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[METALMANJP] Friday, August 24, 2012 2:22:52 PM | |
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Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time. [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:38:57 AM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:38:57 AM | |
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Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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[guidogodoy] Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:41:45 AM | |
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Haaaa! Close. That is "VAYA con Dios" LOL!! (a "vía" means "way" or "route"... "vaya" is a command "go").
Good expression to learn right before popping a cap in somenone's ass!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, August 17, 2012 11:57:25 PM) | | spapad wrote: | | Via con dios! or something like that. lol
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
See y'all later!
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[spapad] Friday, August 17, 2012 11:57:25 PM | |
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Via con dios! or something like that. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
See y'all later!
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[Becks] Friday, August 17, 2012 3:08:53 PM | |
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Have fun Vail!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
See y'all later!
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[guidogodoy] Friday, August 17, 2012 12:45:31 PM | |
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¡Adiós y buen viaje!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
See y'all later!
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[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM | |
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Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
See y'all later!
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[Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:15:21 PM | |
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That probably was the incinerator. Couldn't see very well to the back as we couldn't get in there. Although judging by the plaque on the wooden table, the place probably used to be open to the public at one point.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:13:57 PM) | | spapad wrote: | | Cool pictures! The morgue shot: Is that an incinerator in the back of the room?
| | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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[spapad] Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:13:57 PM | |
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Cool pictures! The morgue shot: Is that an incinerator in the back of the room?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 11:17:20 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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[guidogodoy] Monday, July 30, 2012 11:45:15 PM | |
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NO! Contrary to popular thought, I do NOT wish your untimely demise (although one of you in a cell would have been funny)!
Nice pix! Thanks for sharing as I enjoyed them.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 10:46:41 PM) | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | You just wanted to see me get torn to pieces by all the Bay-area sharks, didn't ya? Yeah, well, too bad. I forgot my bathing suit at home. I did nearly crap my pants though when one of the tires on Mom's car got punctured by a brick that fell from a semi in front of us. That any better?
Spa, it did feel kinda spooky wandering around the cell blocks, so it probably is haunted. That or I've been watching too many episodes of Ghost Adventures.
Well, then. More pics, it is!
Here's one of the hallways.
A few of the bare essentials that prisoners were given.
The kitchen.
The exercise yard. It was really windy and could barely hold my camera up. According to the audio "tour guide", Bridge was a very popular game amongst the prisoners. Speaking of bridge, that's the Golden Gate in the background.
The library.
Solitary confinement.
(Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, July 30, 2012 8:18:42 PM)
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Kewl!!!! I wanna see more. Even better, I wanted to see you try to swim it!
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Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
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Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
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Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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[Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 11:17:20 PM | |
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Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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[Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 10:46:41 PM | |
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You just wanted to see me get torn to pieces by all the Bay-area sharks, didn't ya? Yeah, well, too bad. I forgot my bathing suit at home. I did nearly crap my pants though when one of the tires on Mom's car got punctured by a brick that fell from a semi in front of us. That any better?
Spa, it did feel kinda spooky wandering around the cell blocks, so it probably is haunted. That or I've been watching too many episodes of Ghost Adventures.
Well, then. More pics, it is!
Here's one of the hallways.
A few of the bare essentials that prisoners were given.
The kitchen.
The exercise yard. It was really windy and could barely hold my camera up. According to the audio "tour guide", Bridge was a very popular game amongst the prisoners. Speaking of bridge, that's the Golden Gate in the background.
The library.
Solitary confinement.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, July 30, 2012 8:18:42 PM)
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Kewl!!!! I wanna see more. Even better, I wanted to see you try to swim it!
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Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
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Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
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Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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