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Caption: Wejherowo |Holy Saturday in|
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Caption: For Easter we travelled up to Zu's aunt in Wejherowo.
We were very excited to travel via the new and super smooth Pendolino high speed trains.
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Caption: Soon after arriving, we started dying some eggs for our Easter basket.
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Caption: Mine came out this fantastic chocolate colour.
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Caption: Our basket was tiny but contained all the essential ingredients: an egg, salt, bread and some kielbasa.
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Caption: We went to the nearby Franciscan monastery to get our baskets blessed.
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Caption: After blessing the food for tomorrow's breakfast we went for a nice walk around the city.
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Caption: Wejherowo was founded by Jakub Wejher in 1643 and is home to almost 50 000 Poles.
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Caption: The city and surrounding region have a strong Kaszubian influence. The Kaszubs have their own language and distinct traditions and beautiful floral art.
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Caption: We were very impressed by the look and feel of this little town in Polish Pomerania.
We look forward to exploring the region over the next few days.
Happy Easter everyone!