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Probably somebody at that time could have been very surprised, maybe I did look foolish, but for me it was an unforgettable joy, which I still remember.<br \/>It took me a while to go through my photo archive. But I\u2018ve found a small amateur photo, taken in 1958, where I am sitting on a lion. Why am I sitting there, who got me up, who took it? It was 60 years ago. Probably someone from my classmates. It used to be the place for our meetings, dates, walks. I&#8217;m sure the lions are still &#8220;alive&#8221; in my classmates&#8217; memories.<br \/>The music of the bells, fully seated benches, and the children splashing in the fountain \u2013 all of it had remained in my memory. And the unforgettable garden of roses.<br \/>I\u2018ve lived in Aleksotas for a really long time, at the First Julijanava. When we went to the city with my classmates, our route (we would save money for ice cream, movies&#8230;) most often would be: Veiveriai road, Aleksotas cemetery, Aleksotas funicular (students could use it for free), Aleksotas bridge, Town Hall, Vilnius or St. Gertrude Street&#8230; And the garden of the War Museum, museum, Lions used to be almost mandatory objects. Our walks around the &#8220;city&#8221;, would usually end in Vytautas Park.<br \/>Lions became a part of my life. I\u2018ve visited them during my youthful days, after marriage \u2013 with children and grandchildren. I would still visit and pet my lions nowadays.<br \/>I&#8217;ve went through &#8220;Memory Places&#8221; &#8211; a wonderful idea. Thanks to the author. Almost all of those places have been visited, walked and dropped by&#8230; All the places are still &#8220;alive&#8221; in my memories.<br \/>Kaunas has already become my city &#8211; walked, sensed, ever more loved.<br \/>&#8220;MY&#8221; LIONS \u2013 are in Kaunas.<br \/>Lions, have a happy upcoming Anniversary!\u201d (2018)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birut\u0117: &#8220;It was a long time ago&#8230;When in 1955 I\u2018ve settled down in Kaunas together with my parents and saw the sculptures of lions in the Garden of the War Museum, I was so surprised. For me, a 12-year-old villager, it was so beautiful, so beautiful \u2013 that was the first time I saw sculptures. 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