Ciechocinek

Teżnie

Ciechocinek is a small spa town about 25km from Toruń.  It is well known for it's several huge teżnie, a word that won't translate into English because there isn't anything like it in the UK.  Teżnie are huge, thatched walls that carry salt from the salty water at the top, to the ground and into the surrounding air.  It is considered extremely healthy to breathe the air around the teżnie, so most people visit Ciechocinek for health reasons and stay in one of the many spa's here (it's full of old people).  You can see the salt glistening down through all the hay, and shining all over the floor.  We found some big foaming chunks of salt falling off the teżnie and drank some of the dripping salt water.  Besides the teżnie there isn't much going on in Ciechocinek.  Still, it's a relaxing place with a few cafes, parks and a tourist market, good for a walk round.