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 (41)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
farmerC
Fantastic Shot.
adrie
Beautiful photoshot.
JuliSonne
Majestätisch....und traumhafte Kulisse!!
casmindo
Really nice and great history with it. What a rich part of their culture
Hendesse
Impressive ruins. Excellent and very interesting shot!
lyron
Splendid picture!!
Faemike55
Very cool photo and mysterious ruins
nefertiabet
Fantastisches Foto und Tempel!!! Ein einzigartiges Bauwerk und Geschichte! Danke für die Info dazu!
emmecielle
Splendid image and very interesting info! Great capture! :)
jayfar
I really like the 'taxi' Sig, super shot.
tigertim
Excellent photo.. certainly gives us an impression of that place!
rawdodb
Love your travel photos... Where haven't you been????
flavia49
splendid image and series
erlandpil
Beautiful photoshot. erland
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot!
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE SHOT!
npauling
I wonder if you got to have a ride on this elephant, he makes a great addition to your photo with his lovely bright red blanket. A lovely shot.
Isabelle711
Most wonderful info my friend. :))))) Amazing ruins. :))))))) Love the family riding on the elephant. :))))) Most excellent capture of history my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
auntietk
Such an amazing place! Thanks for the pic and the information. Fascinating!
renecyberdoc
awesome superb.
Jay-el-Jay
A truly fine photograph of this fantastic historic spot.
Heitaikai
Eine sehr schöne Aufnahme.
UteBigSmile
Das muss bestimmt interessant sein, in eine komplett andere Welt einzutauchen!
virginiese
Certainly a geat place to visit. The elephant in the foreground adds some exotism to the scene. Thanks for your explanations too !
Richardphotos
so much history and local culture
pjaj
Excellent capture..
pat40
Splendid shot.
dakotabluemoon
Wow this is different nice capture.
MagikUnicorn
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