Spot a Belgian beer glass
Find a uniquely-shaped Belgian beer glass on a café table (Duvel tulip, Westmalle chalice, Kwak with the wooden stand). Photograph it with the foam.
Spot a Belgian endive in a dish
Find chicon au gratin or chicon-ham in a brasserie window or on a menu chalkboard. Photograph the menu listing.
Spot a Belgian football jersey
Find someone wearing or selling a Belgian Red Devils jersey, or a club kit (Anderlecht purple, Bruges blue-and-black, Standard red). Photograph the jersey.
Spot a Belgian lace shop
Find a lace shop window with handmade Belgian lace tablecloths or handkerchiefs (more in the streets around Grand Place). Photograph the doilies through the glass.
Spot a Belgian waffle
Find a Belgian waffle (Brussels-style rectangle or Liège-style round caramelised), powdered with sugar or topped with strawberries. Photograph the deep squares.
Spot a Brussels cobblestone alley
Find a cobblestone alley in the lower city (around Manneken Pis, in the Îlot Sacré). Photograph the stones leading into the distance.
Spot a Brussels Métro M
Find the white M on blue Métro entrance sign. Photograph one at street level.
Spot a Brussels tram
Find a STIB-MIVB tram running through the city (the new orange-and-grey trams or older yellow-grey ones). Photograph one passing.
Spot a Brussels-style waffle iron
Find a waffle iron at work behind a stall window (the rectangular deep-grid Brussels iron, not the round Liège iron). Photograph the iron mid-cook.
Spot a chocolate praline window
Find a chocolatier window with rows of pralines (Neuhaus, Godiva, Pierre Marcolini, Mary). Photograph the glistening rows.
Spot a Magritte reference
Brussels was René Magritte's home city. Find a Magritte reference: the green apple, the bowler hat, the pipe ("Ceci n'est pas une pipe"), the Magritte Museum facade. Photograph it.
Spot a moules-frites sign
Find a brasserie advertising moules-frites (mussels and fries), Belgium's signature dish. Photograph the sandwich-board sign or chalk menu.
Spot a Smurf reference
Find a Smurf (Schtroumpf) anywhere: a mural, a comic-shop window, a souvenir-shop figurine, a fountain. The Smurfs were created by Peyo in Brussels. Photograph one.
Spot a Speculoos biscuit
Find a speculoos (Lotus or local brand) biscuit on a café saucer next to a coffee, or in a shop window. Photograph the spiced caramel biscuit.
Spot Belgian fries in a cone
Find a paper cone of frites with mayonnaise (or andalouse, samurai, ketchup), Belgium's national snack. Photograph the cone with a dollop of sauce on top.
Spot Jeanneke Pis or Zinneke Pis
Manneken Pis has two siblings: Jeanneke Pis on Impasse de la Fidélité and Zinneke Pis on Rue des Chartreux (the peeing dog). Find one and photograph it.
Spot Manneken Pis
Find the little bronze peeing boy on the corner of Rue de l'Étuve. Bonus if he is dressed in one of his 1,000+ costumes. Photograph him through the railings.
Spot Saint-Gilles Art Nouveau
Find an Art Nouveau facade (Victor Horta's influence is everywhere in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles). Photograph the wrought iron and curving lines.
Spot the Atomium
Take the metro to Heysel and find the Atomium, the giant 102-metre stainless-steel atom from Expo 58. Photograph it filling the frame.
Spot the Bourse
Find the Bourse (Stock Exchange) building on Boulevard Anspach, a neoclassical pile with carved lions out front. Photograph the steps.
Spot the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula
Find the gothic Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula above Gare Centrale. Photograph the twin towers from the parvis.
Spot the EU stars flag
Brussels is the de-facto capital of the EU. Find the circle of yellow stars on blue, flying on a building, a metro station or at the European Quarter. Photograph the flag.
Spot the Galeries Royales arches
Walk into the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (the glass-roofed shopping arcade from 1847). Photograph the arched glass roof above the shoppers.
Spot the Grand Place gold
Stand in the centre of the Grand Place / Grote Markt and photograph one of the guildhouses with its gilt facade catching the light.