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Weekly Photo
Alcatraz. I didn’t know much about it. It’s a prison out at sea based on a rock, and Al Capone was sent there. I never watched the movies like The Rock, or Escape From Alcatraz so didn’t have any expectations of the place. But still, I knew I wanted to go. I love places which have been abandoned, it fact it’s a hobby of mine to visit such places. One of my favourite places I visited was Angkor Wat, and I knew Alcatraz could turn into a favourite too.

The Rock
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The remaining time in Las Vegas was during the usual rounds of casinos, Fremont street, and a change from the Flamingo Hotel to the Luxor hotel (the big pyramid one with the giant light pointing from the top). If you want a decent Vegas story, get Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (UK Link), or the film based on the same book starring Jonny Depp.
So rather than boast about how I came out $30 up, watched a show had 3 days of rain in a desert and all that usual tourist nonsense, I thought I’d make this a photo essay instead. So here you go:

New York New York
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