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 (33)
lyron
Fantastic view. Great shot!!
sharky_
A lot of snow on that mountain... Very nice capture. Aloha
erlandpil
nice view erland
PSDuck
You brought back recent memories: I was there early September '08. Small world, wot?
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
flora-crassella
wonderful landscap, view and photo!
pops
What a gorgeous shot
NoelCan
Amazing place..
tpx1
great capture, nice POV
casmindo
What a nice shot of an interesting place. Great job Sig
bmac62
Sig, you missed you vantage point from Deck 14 or was it Deck 17 on this ship? One way or the other, these have been excellent photos.
timtripp
what amazingly beautiful country
lucindawind
a lovely little town nestled among the mountains ! fantastic capture
flavia49
Wonderful landscape!!
sandra46
excellent shot!
durleybeachbum
Beautiful!
costapanos
Amazing capture!
Dreamingbee
wonderful landscape
flaviok
Fantástica, captura excelente meu amigo, aplausos (5)
shadownet
Yes, I am noticing the snow too. Very nice photo.
thevolunteer
Love the pov. The snow covered mountains in the background are awesome. Aloha
virginiese
a very beautiful place ! Love the snow on the mountains top in the background ! Great capture
MrsLubner
Such a beautiful place nestled against the mountains and hemmed in by the sea. The landscape is breathtaking.
annie5
Ketchikan is an awesome place! Magnific capture Sig :)
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
Faemike55
Great shot!
Minda
Really beautiful view sig i love it...wonderful capture!!
auntietk
Gorgeous, the way the mountains rise from the water. What a beautiful place!
bebert
joli paysage
ragouc
Good light and shot.