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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 (27)
adrie
Beautiful landscape view and photoshot my friend.
jocko500
wonderful
emmecielle
Wonderful view! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too! :)
Cyve
Fabulous cityscape !!!
MagikUnicorn
Another beautiful view...you are lucky to be there
sandra46
WONDERFUL WORK
ArtistKimberly
Excellent Picture,
Faemike55
The city is very cool looking maybe this is what the Beatles were singing about in "the long and Winding Road"
rbowen
Very good capture!
starship64 Online Now!
Wonderful shot.
UVDan
A beautiful picture and Merry Christmas to you too.
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
sharky_
Nice shot. Aloha
jayfar
Makes you want to go there and see for yourself!
Rob2753
Superb Sig, best wishes to you and your family for the holiday season
flavia49
fabulous shot
illkirch
The monastery looks like a crown. Merry Xmas
auntietk
Great view of the town! I'm not interested in invading ... only in finding a good chicken souvlaki plate. :) Great picture!
dakotabluemoon
What an awesome sight to behold.
bobrgallegos
A great POV of this awesome old medieval town!! Merry Christmas to You and Yours Sig!!
LBJ2
Fantastic capture and motif, Sig. Beautiful place and architecture. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. May 2014 filled with blessings in abundance. God bless.
Jay-el-Jay
A great view of these wonderfully unique buildings.
tofi
I have never seen this grand mastery of a structure! Superb perspective that captures all the beauty and fantastic scenery! Excellent composition and lighting!
angora
beautiful!! wishing you & yours a wonderful 2014!!
Richardphotos
I really love seeing these places you are sharing and this is very beautiful
debbielove
Not somewhere they planned on anyone getting into back then.. Great shot and a wonderful POV, nice one. Rob