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 (35)
kgb224
Excellent Capture.
kiev01
Where is this? I've been to Buddhist temples in Vietnam, but this doesn't look Vietnamese. Good shot!
RobyHermida
Beautiful image, wonderful photo!!
thevolunteer
Very nice shot. I like the colors and designs of these temples. Aloha
flora-crassella
...schöne Szene aus dem Alltag fremder Völker!
annie5
First time i see a buddhist temple! Very beautiful..awesome shot :)
tallpindo
Accuracy is important in Singapore. I had a friend from Indonesia in 1969. He was more involved in bauxite than in bronze.
artaddict2
Great composition to your shot, something else I would love to add to a must see in real life list. Thanks for sharing Sig.
jeroni
fantastic capture my friend, excellent image
junge1
Alan, I love your new avatar, it cracks me up lol!!!
virginiese
Spectacular view. I haven't imagine it could be like this. Very interesting and thanks for sharing !
Meisiekind
Fascinating! Thank you Sig for sharing your extraordinary life with us! :)
danob
Excellent Sig and this one has come over from film wonderfully well
bebert
excellent shot
debz
Excellent capture my friend!
MrsLubner
this is so very interesting. I've never seen anything like this.
durleybeachbum
Another really interesting place!
timtripp
marvelous image sig!
SapUS59
fantastic capture Sig, the colors and designs in this are most impressive.
CavalierLady
Fascinating shot, indeed!
rawdodb
BEautiful capture!!
jocko500
love how the sun hit the smoke and it shows the entire place too. even the shadows.
billcody
Very atmospheric, Sig! A great shot!
Richardphotos
interesting culture and excellent capture
eryt
its wonderful to see photos like this and to see other cultures,etc..thanks so much for sharing! :)
Iceshark39
Beautiful capture of a very spiritual scene.
tetsu-pino
Fantastic capture!!
JeffG7BRJ
So glad you like Alans avatar Sig, he went like that because I wouldn't feed him. LOL. I love anything to do with dragons, so the inclusion of these two at the top of the image pleased me, but I also find looking at different cultures interesting as well, it is always nice to see both sides of the coin I think. If I do watch TV(which is seldom) I do take particular interest in documentaries about other countries and their traditions. I think you are never too old to learn and on RR I learn something new every day. I have never seen inside a Buddhist Temple other than in a film with actors, so thanks for taking me inside one today Sig. A very interesting image, excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
emmecielle
A great photo!!! :)
TheAnimaGemini
I love to see othe cultures too. Wonderful capture. Thanks for sharing.