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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (24)
alhak
now i havent seen anything like this before, thanks for sharing, great shot
danway
Beautiful photo.
colvin
Is this near Fussen or Neuschwanstein castle?
junge1
@colvin. It is about a 1/2 hrs drive east of Neuschwanstein and close to Garmisch Partenkirchen, Sig...
Richardphotos
outstanding capture and a most beautiful wall of art
ledwolorz
Amazing capture.
Cosine
If you hadn't translated the name, I might not have noticed that the house's artwork tells the story. Sometimes I'm a little slow LOL. This is an excellent capture; the detail and clarity are superb.
lanemtripp
when you full size you can really see the detail of the wall paintings and also the icecicles on the roof.great capture
gizmo563
Cool shot excellent backround
Coppens
Wonderful shot!
artaddict2
Great capture Sig, the artwork is very beautiful and the whole composition is excellent.
durleybeachbum
How interesting!!!
MaraP
Nice house!! Great view!!
Valentin
Beautiful house... just like a fairy tale. Excellent captured!
CavalierLady
Beautiful image and fascinating paintings on this beautiful Bavarian building!
KarmaSong
So beautiful and reminiscent of many impressions for me. Thank you for sharing , Sig :-)
witch_1612
Amazing Capture!!!
Ionel
Very beautiful and interesting, Sig!!!
mark.spooner
A nice capture.
carrotsoup
This is a great shot.
bkhook
Beautiful!
Kelena
klasse
moochagoo
Quite nice house. I didnt know that kind of painting.
onefeather
Well I'll be darned. This is the first I've ever seen of houses being done with murals or paintings. I have seen the sides of commercial buildings and/or fencing done. Marvelous scene and a wonderful capture. TY For sharing!