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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 (42)
jayfar
A super view of this very beautiful and busy city.
rocdan
great shot of the old city
emmecielle
Wonderful view! Great capture! :)
Umbetro38
Viva Italia - love this POV - excellent
jocko500
love the pov
bazza
Cool shot and not a car or truck in sight... looks like that tower is leaning though. That cruise ship is rather high isn't it!! Nice capture Sig!
cfulton
A wonderful perspective on this beautiful city, Clive
Ionel
That tower in the center of the picture seems tilted like the one from Pisa! :)
Maxidyne
Wonderful scene. It's a place i'd love to visit one day.
flavia49
Fabulous view of the "Zattere" and "Rio delle Maravege" (canal of the Marvelous Things).
bkhook
What a view and a better perspective of Venice. Great shot.
Faemike55
Fantastic view and scene Sig Thanks for sharing
Razor42
Awesome POV! Venice is an enchanting city, and yes its not unusual to find the odd leaning angle on a lot buildings in Venice. Guess thats what you get when you use a sand bar as the foundation for a city.
Minda
Very beautiful view sig i really like it excellent capture..
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful POV
alessimarco
~Fabulous vista!~
renecyberdoc
now watch the captain if he steers right.
Feliciti
beautiful view over !!long time ago a where there too !!
lyron
Fantastic view. Great shot!!
Dreamingbee
i've never been there -so it is great to see, i special like the view here - fantastic Sig!
bimm3d
wow!!
UteBigSmile
Ein super Schnappschuss, ein Venedig gibt's auch in Las Vegas, aber eben nur im Kleinformat!
angora
LOVE IT!!!!! (ship higher than Venice??)
farmerC
Exellent shot.
fallen21
Splendid view, nice shot!
dakotabluemoon
Wow what an absolutely beautiful shot here of it all awesome job.
nefertiabet
Schöne Aufnahme von Venedig!!!
thecytron
Great view!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful POV of this amazing city!
rembo11
amazing picture!