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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..
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Comments (36)
Fidelity2
So sweet. 5+.
fredster66
An amazing vessel... superb photo!
ledwolorz
Wonderful photo.
MrsRatbag
Those things are HUGE! I had a cousin-in-law who did a world cruise, and when they pulled into port in San Francisco it seemed as big as the city itself!
T-yasue
Wow!! Great!! Splendid capture!!
Ionel
Impressive! Great capture, Sig!!!
RobyHermida
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
annie5
Very impressive picture..superb! I took this comp Carnival many times for 5/6 cruises and i appreciated them very much :)
bmac62
Quite a ship. Glad you went...look at all the photo ops and the excellent pics you're able to upload for us. Good job. Bill
SSoffia
EXCELLENT CAPTURE :)
kenwas
These vessels are just amazing in their size and grandeur! Great capture!
dragonmuse
Nice shot.
flora-crassella
tolles Foto von dem riesigen Schiff!
emmecielle
Excellent photo! :)
pixelmeister
WOW, nice ship and beautiful image!
tallpindo
Stay away from Somalia. Bigness is a temptation. The experience has made you a seasoned sailor of modern climes.
JeffG7BRJ
The main thing Sig, is that you enjoyed it, Like you the 3,000 other people would put me off, but then I have mobility problems. I need some space. Excellent capture, it's like a City on the water. Bravo!!!!!
Levemark
Very good!
ElizaB
Interesting capture...I actully got a shot of a cruise ship in the Bay of Naples on our recent trip to Italy...I will post at a later date...I often wondered what a cruise would be like..thanks for sharing your experience
lucindawind
exccellent shot . . the ship is huge!!
frankie96
In this case..size does matter....
virginiese
what a boat ! It is quite a town !
Janiss
Impressive... a gorgeous capture Sig!
mermaid
a really impressive big one...smile... almost a traveling city
thevolunteer
Nice angle on this capture. In Hilo, we have a lot of ships come into port. I watch them from my front window. They are so big, it is hard to believe they can float.... Aloha
tennesseecowgirl
Sounds like you enjoyed yourself despite the crowds, I am with you, would prefer a vacation with out all the gimmicks, and formalities. Nice photo!
densa
amazing ship wonderful shot
cherokee1961
Ah, now I see why you weren't so crazy about the cruise - great capture of the ship, though.
jocko500
that a big ship you went on. cool shot
bebert
beau navire, belle photo.