sonunigam (Love Geek): After the services, 200,000 persons gathered in the center of Kaunas to participate in the dedication of a new monument to freedom to replace the monument that had been torn down by the Soviet authorities after the World War II.
. .The Memorial to Romas Kalanta *
06-01-11 - 05:55:46

sonunigam (Love Geek):
Restored Independence
After World War II Kaunas became the main industrial city of Lithuania - it produced about a quarter of Lithuania's industrial output. *
06-01-11 - 05:57:00

sonunigam (Love Geek): After the proclamation of Lithuanian independence in 1990, Soviet attempts to suppress the rebellion focused on the Sitkūnai Radio Station. They were defended by the citizenry of Kaunas. Pope John Paul II made the Holy Mass for the faithful of the Archdiocese of Kaunas at the Kaunas Cathedral Basilica and held the meeting with the young people of Lithuania at S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, during his visit to Lithuania in 1993. *
06-01-11 - 05:58:06

sonunigam (Love Geek): Kaunas natives Vytautas Landsbergis and Valdas Adamkus became the Head of state in 1990, and, respectively, in 1998 and 2004. Since the restoration of independence, improving substantially air and land transport links with Western Europe have made Kaunas easily accessible to foreign tourists. *
06-01-11 - 05:59:20

sonunigam (Love Geek):
Geography
The city covers 15,700 hectares. Parks, groves, gardens, nature reserves, and agricultural areas occupy 8,329 hectares.
. .Aquarium in shopping mall "Mega" *
06-01-11 - 06:01:46