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Burbiskiai Estate
written by jogintas on April 27th, 2008 (2 votes)

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This place fell into my mind when I was little – my grandmother told me her youth story about, how did she go to that times (around 1940-ties) discos. Yes, of course – no DJs, no house or RnB remixes – just simple plain countryside’s music festival every weekend. People were gathering there from all of the region – my grandmother herself had to walk about 9 km to this place and then come back home (no taxis, mind that!). So when I grew up, I did finally go there. It’s in the north part of Lithuania, just between to big cities Siauliai and Panevezys. The small town Radviliskis is the nearest to this place, so if you go the main road towards Panevezys you will find a brown sign with “Burbiskio Dvaro sodyba” (“Burbiskiai Estate Gardens”).

Park your car and go into the park. What you will find is very nice – million of little islands, because the lake is made like that. You can go whatever the direction you want – thousands of little bridges lead you to a “two-place” island, where there’s a dead end, so you have to get back and so on. The good thing – this place is very romantic, so I do think my grandmother did have her first kiss here in one of those islands. J Anyway, the Burbiskiai Estate has got a museum inside of the main building and a huge garden, full of flowers!!! It looks like a little place of Holland in Lithuania – millions of different types of tulips and other plants. Go there during the summertime and you will get the opportunity to make the most colorful shots, or even doubles as I did.

The address:
Burbiškio km., Pakalniškės, Radviliškio rajonas

http://www.muziejai.lt/Radviliskis/burbiskio_dvaras.htm#Adresas
http://www.rojaussodai.lt/forumas/viewtopic.php?t=2554