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 (36)
Juliette.Gribnau
oooh, that's beautiful !!!
jayfar
Fascinating and beautiful Sig.
ElusiveAngel
Wonderful shot! Interesting too! Thanks so much for sharing!
Richardphotos
amazing relics and superb shot
Cyve
Another stunning capture ... I love this serie my friend !!!
moochagoo
Another beautiful view/POV of that temple.
JuliSonne
a great past lives on. astonishing place!!
AidanaWillowRaven
Awe-inspiring...
farmerC
Exellent.
adrie
Excellent and very beautiful photoshot my friend.
drifterlee
Gorgeous shot!!!!!!
bobrgallegos
Fantastic capture of this beautiful architecture Sig!!
auntietk
Oh man. This is spectacular! Full view is like a journey to another world. I can't imagine how much time must have been spent on all that carving. Not just on the building, but look at the platforms and lower walls. Phenomenal. Thanks for taking us inside for a look, my friend! This is outstanding!!
rocdan
great capture
UVDan
Awesome!
jocko500
wonderful looking
flavia49
outstanding place and photo
npauling
A lovely capture of this beautiful temple.
Faemike55
Outstanding capture and cool dedication to Tara
lyron
Marvelous image!!!
bmac62
National Geographic stuff Sig. Well done. Really looks good at the zoom.
starship64
What a wonderful place.
renecyberdoc
awesome structures.
UteBigSmile
Diese Paläste sind alle traumhaft schön! ~ Glück ist ein winziger Augenblick, der es schafft, Deine Seele zu berühren und Dich zum Strahlen zu bringen.
fallen21
Superb place, nicely captured!
dakotabluemoon
Thank u so much for sharing all this beauty with us spectacular image.
MagikUnicorn
Beauty of history
nefertiabet
Wow, fantastic capture my friend, love it!!!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
tigertim
Fascinating..a great shot!