Spot a Flemish carbonade flamande
Find a carbonade flamande (Flemish beef-and-beer stew) on a brasserie menu. Photograph the dish or menu listing.
Spot a Flemish stepped gable
Find a stepped gable (trapgevel) on a Bruges facade. The stair-stepped roofline is the Flemish signature. Photograph one.
Spot a lace shop window
Find a Bruges lace shop with handmade lace doilies, tablecloths or christening dresses in the window. Photograph the lace.
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 Minnewater swan or bridge
Walk to the Minnewater (Lake of Love) and find a swan or the white-stone bridge. Photograph the lake with the swan in foreground.
Spot a moules-frites menu
Find a brasserie advertising moules-frites on a chalkboard or window menu. Photograph the menu.
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 a swan on a canal
Find a swan on a Bruges canal (the Minnewater, the Groenerei, the Dijver). The swans are city protected since the 15th century. Photograph one.
Spot a Tintin or Smurf reference
Find a Tintin or Smurf reference in Bruges (a comic shop, a Tintin postcard, a Smurf souvenir). Photograph the reference.
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 Basilica of the Holy Blood
On the Burg find the Basilica of the Holy Blood, the small chapel with the romanesque lower and gothic upper. Photograph the gold-decorated upper facade.
Spot the Begijnhof entrance
Walk to the Begijnhof and find the gothic stone entrance gate, the cobbled bridge across the canal. Photograph the gate.
Spot the Belfort tower (Belfry)
Find the Belfort van Brugge, the 83-metre medieval bell tower on the Markt. Photograph the leaning brick tower against the sky.
Spot the Belgian tricolor
Find the Belgian flag (vertical black-yellow-red stripes) flying on a building, balcony or hotel. Photograph it.
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 Burg square town hall
Walk to the Burg and find the gothic Stadhuis (Town Hall), Bruges's 14th-century gem. Photograph the lacy facade.
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.