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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 (47)
Richardphotos
beautiful place except in case of a hurricane.superb shot.
wysiwig
I thought that was the flag of Thailand! Beautiful setting and wonderful image.
bazza
Lovely shot of this Beach house, very nice place to live..
renecyberdoc
i agree with rich close when a hurricane comes and they come over there i guess.nice place.
junge1
Yeah, I don't think I would want to live that close to the sea there. Not only a hurricane, but what about a tsunami?
Iceshark39
Really beautiful location.
Schaefchen
wonderful photo das ist ja tailand
jayfar
Beautiful image.
ysvry
great foto.
bugatti
mosquitoes, I suppose ....
farmerC
Shining shot.
bmac62
Beautiful Sig. Since I spent my first tour "in the Delta", I pictured a South Vietnamese flag flying there and a hot bowl of rice for breakfast.
densa
wonderful shot
debbielove
Oh the Joy! Until the rainy, typhoon season! Beautiful shot though and what a place to while away the days.... Rob
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!
flaviok
Fascinante, maravilhosa captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
njb2000
Great shot. A bit to close for me you don`t get much of a front garden!
Faemike55
Very beautiful location Great shot
alessimarco
Wow...this is a real "wish I was there" shot! Nice work!
unstart
Wonderful scene..I hope it's high tide!!
annie5
My first thought is like Richard said! Superb view of this place, Sig :)
beachzz
Even with all the potential for disaster, this is still an idyllic place and a beautiful shot!!
Kaartijer
Awesome capture, great view!
emmecielle
Great capture! :)
jclP
beautiful place,nice capture
Dreamingbee
what a place - wonderful
dragonmuse
Looks si warm, yet with a cooling breeze.. what a wnderful place.
carlx
Wonderful place and capture, Sig!!!
marybelgium
wonderful place to live !
orig_buggy
Makes you wonder what the inside looks like!