Spot a Munich tram
Find a Munich tram (MVG red) on its route in the Altstadt. Photograph one passing the Hauptbahnhof or Karlsplatz.
Spot a sausage seller in costume
During Oktoberfest find a Wirtin in Dirndl with a tray of pretzels or beers. Outside Oktoberfest, find a Trachten shop with the costume on a mannequin. Photograph the costume.
Spot a Späti corner
Find a Späti (Spätkauf), the late-night corner shop unique to Berlin. Photograph the shelves and beer fridge through the doorway.
Spot a Speicherstadt warehouse and canal
Walk into Speicherstadt and find a brick warehouse with a canal in front. Photograph the warehouse reflected in the water.
Spot a Spree boat
Find a tour boat or barge on the Spree river running through central Berlin. Photograph it passing the Berliner Dom or the Reichstag.
Spot a Trabant car
Find a Trabant (the East German two-stroke car) parked or on a Trabi Safari tour. Photograph the plastic body in any colour.
Spot a U-Bahn in Hamburg
Find a blue U-Bahn sign at a Hamburg Metro entrance. Photograph the U.
Spot a U-Bahn sign
Find a blue U-Bahn sign at any Munich Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Viktualienmarkt stall
Walk to the Viktualienmarkt food market and find a stall with sausages, cheeses, fruit or a maypole. Photograph the stall.
Spot a Weißwurst plate
Find a plate of Weißwurst (Munich white veal sausage) with sweet mustard and a pretzel, usually a morning food. Photograph the pale sausage.
Spot a Würst Imbiss
Find a Würst Imbiss (sausage stand) selling bratwurst or currywurst. Photograph the cart.
Spot a yellow Berlin tram
Find a yellow BVG tram running through Mitte or the eastern districts (West Berlin lost most of its trams after WWII). Photograph one in motion.
Spot an Augustiner beer mat
Find an Augustiner beer mat, coaster or umbrella outside a Bavarian pub. (Augustiner is the unofficial Munich beer.) Photograph the green logo.
Spot an East Side Gallery mural
Walk to the East Side Gallery and find a famous mural (the Brezhnev-Honecker kiss, the Trabant breaking through). Photograph one of the painted panels.
Spot an Eisbach surfer
Walk to the Englischer Garten and find the surfers on the Eisbach standing wave. Photograph one mid-ride.
Spot Berlin Pilsner branding
Find a Berliner Pilsner glass, coaster or umbrella outside a Kneipe. Photograph the blue-and-white logo.
Spot Berlin street art
Different from a tag, find a piece of street art with a recognisable figure (a Blu mural, a Banksy-like stencil, a wheatpaste). Photograph it.
Spot BMW Welt curves
Find a view of BMW Welt or the BMW Tower (the four cylinders). Photograph the steel curves.
Spot Lederhosen or Dirndl
Find someone in Lederhosen (leather shorts) or a Dirndl (traditional dress), or a Trachten shop window. Photograph the outfit.
Spot Mauerpark karaoke or guitar
Walk into Mauerpark on a Sunday for the open-air karaoke or flea market, or any day for the buskers. Photograph the crowd or a guitar player.
Spot Olympic Park tent roof
Find the tent-like roof of the Olympic Park (Munich 1972) over the stadium and swimming hall. Photograph the swooping membrane.
Spot the Alster lake
Find a view of the Inner or Outer Alster lake. Photograph the boats, swans or fountains on the lake.
Spot the Ampelmännchen
Find the green or red Ampelmännchen, the East Berlin pedestrian-light figure with the hat. Photograph one at a crossing or in a souvenir shop window.
Spot the Berliner Dom
Find the Berliner Dom on Museum Island with its blue-green copper dome. Photograph the cathedral from across the Lustgarten.