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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,
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Comments (36)
flaviok
Fantástica captura meu amigo, feliz 2013, aplausos (5)
mickeyrony
A magical ride my friend . Happy New Year to you and yours ((5++))
bobrgallegos
Wonderful candid capture of these tourist Sig!! Happy New Year to You and Yours!
flavia49
fantastic!! Happy New Year to you too! BUON ANNO!!
jif3d
Seems like the only way to see the temples and sights, also the nasties can't bite you way up there ! LOL New Years ~Cheers~
Faemike55
Very cool capture Happy New Year to you and yours, Sig!
Richardphotos
the elephants are beautiful. happy new year to you
casmindo
Happy New Year to all..
sharky_
Looks so interesting... Happy New Year! Aloha
auntietk
I would be afraid I'd fall off! LOL! I bet the view from up there is pretty good, though. Nice capture! Happy New Year, my friend! :)
Jay-el-Jay
This would be a memorable way to see the sights.
bmac62
Happy New Year Sig. Hey, do you think we could rent a couple of these and "drive" them on an interstate somewhere? Well done.
renecyberdoc
must be an awesome way to travel.never been so close to an elephant. in a zoo yes but thats something else.
lyron
Excellent capture. Happy New Year!!!
gaius
Did you get on these beautiful animals ? Very beautiful and joyous scene.
UVDan
Great photo! I would be so afraid to ride these. You never know how they have been treated in the past. I am just daydreaming about what it would be like to walk into that jungle and explore. It looks pretty dark there behind the elephant caravan. I suppose these are the local SUV's.
bazza
Now that would be a neat rude, nice capture!!
Cyve
Beautiful sujet ... Great shoot as always !!! Happy New Year 2013 to you
kgb224
I also do not know if i would feel safe on top of a Elephant. Superb capture my friend. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. God Bless.
UteBigSmile
Schönes Foto, aber auch bei Elefanten- wird man Seekrank, genau wie bei einem Kamelenritt!
dakotabluemoon
Wonderful capture hon.
junge1
I did not ride on these or any other elephants during this trip. There were also some elephants in the Royal Enclosure of the citadel of Hue, but they were not used for sightseeing trips for tourists.
Minda
:):) wow this is Really COOL sig...i wish i ride i love it..:):)
adrie
Very beautiful photoshot my friend, Happy New Year to you too.
moochagoo
So gentle animals :) (elephants, not humans)
aksirp
what a nice promenade, with guide, elephant and just have to look around... Happy New Year and many nice trips and pictures!
farmerC
Fantastic.
drifterlee
This is really cool. I got to ride an elephant when the circus came here.
bebert
you do not have a mouse ?? :)))) very nice photo.
sandra46
excellent! happy new year!