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Leiden Plastic Soup Surfer Cheers Past Swiss Guard After Audience with Pope: 'There I Stood, in My Wetsuit'

Summary by De Telegraaf
Merijn Tinga (53) from Leiden has made his dream come true. After a surfing trip from Nice to Rome, he was personally received by the Pope in the Vatican on Thursday, dressed in surf clothes and with his surfboard.

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Leiden Plastic Soup Surfer Cheers Past Swiss Guard After Audience with Pope: 'There I Stood, in My Wetsuit'

Merijn Tinga (53) from Leiden has made his dream come true. After a surfing trip from Nice to Rome, he was personally received by the Pope in the Vatican on Thursday, dressed in surf clothes and with his surfboard.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
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