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 (39)
Faemike55
Wonderful capture! in other words, those buses could easily be under water at high tide! Cool!
jascorpio
Great capture.
dragonmuse
What a place! Nice capture.
junge1
During high tide the bus parking area is under water. Only the causeway connects Mont Michel with the land.
blinkings
What a beautiful place. I have never been to it, so thanks for posting!
bazza
Great photo this looks great, the Building in the background is amazing!! Well captured Sig
xpersona
Piękna scena kolorystyczna. Doskonałe wykonanie i styl. Piękna cała praca. Przesyłam pozdrawiania dla Ciebie.
PSDuck
The place has some great history! Cool photo!
njb2000
Now that's a real sand castle!
shadownet
Beautiful!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent shot!
debbielove
Yes, a beautiful place.. They held the D-Day celebrations near here I believe as well Or 'One' of them! Great shot my friend and glad you liked 'Tempelhof'.... that certainly id a Ju with a history... Rob
MrsLubner
Certainly a stunning shot but even more, I can imagine living in this and looking out at the moving tides, facing incoming storms and gazing out on the horizon. Fabulous!
flavia49
wonderful place and splendid capture!!
drifterlee
When we were in Normandy, we went through it. I always wanted to see it. It is sad that the chanel is filling up with land around it.
flora-crassella
great picture!!!!
unstart
Excellent photo!
thevolunteer
What a fantastic place. You always wonder how they built these back in the day. Way less technology then. Nice capture. And thanks for the condolences. Aloha
farmerC
Fantastic Shot.
dbrv6
Wonderful to see this. Enjoyed.
carlx
Fantastic place and capture!!!
jocko500
that a big place there. cool shot
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
sandra46
wonderful shot
tofi
A gorgeous capture of this stunning place! Seems so tranquil and yet so very much "happening" in terms of a rich history... wonderful composition and view! I could only dream of being in one of those buses unloading at this moment!
ysvry
great ffoto, been there done that ;), did u know there is a nice paper model of this place? for sale at the web.
bmac62
A place I've always wanted to visit. Glad you rescued this image Sig.
Minda
very beautiful view and great capture sig,,
sharky_
Such an interesting place. Aloha
kgb224
I would not dare to stop there even if it is low tide. Wonderful capture my friend.