Spot a Hortus Botanicus plant
Walk into the Hortus Botanicus Leiden (the oldest botanical garden in NL). Photograph an unusual plant, palm or the entrance gate.
Spot a Leiden 3 October (Leidens Ontzet) reference
Around 3 October find a Leidens Ontzet (Relief of Leiden, 1574) reference: posters, herring-and-white-bread stalls, parade flags. Outside the season find a 3 October souvenir or photograph. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Leiden bell gable (klokgevel)
Find a bell-shaped gable on a Leiden facade. Photograph the bell shape.
Spot a Leiden bitterballen plate
Find a plate of bitterballen on a Leiden café table. Photograph the line-up.
Spot a Leiden brown café
Find a Leiden bruin café (dark wood, beer pumps). The Café De Bonte Koe is the classic. Photograph the doorway.
Spot a Leiden canal boat
Find a tour boat on the Rapenburg or Oude Rijn. Photograph the boat from a bridge.
Spot a Leiden cheese stall
Find a cheese stall on the Wednesday/Saturday Hooglandse Kerkgracht market or any Leiden cheese shop. Photograph the Gouda wheels.
Spot a Leiden Dutch flag
Find a Dutch flag flying on a Leiden building. Photograph the colours.
Spot a Leiden Dutch upright bike
Find a classic Dutch upright bicycle parked along the Rapenburg. Photograph it.
Spot a Leiden flower stall on the Wednesday or Saturday market
On a market day find a Leiden flower stall on the Nieuwe Rijn waterside market. Photograph the cascade of bouquets.
Spot a Leiden haring with onions
Find a Hollandse Nieuwe herring with chopped onion at a Leiden haringkraam. Photograph the silver fish.
Spot a Leiden hofje courtyard
Find one of Leiden's hofjes (Sint-Annahofje, Hofje van Bakenes, Coninck van Polen). Photograph the courtyard.
Spot a Leiden poffertjes plate
Find a poffertjeskraam with the cast-iron pan of small puffy pancakes. Photograph the pan.
Spot a Leiden small archway lamp
Find a small wrought-iron lamp hanging in a Leiden archway (between Pieterskerkhof courtyards). Photograph the lamp.
Spot a Leiden stepped gable
Find a stepped gable on a Leiden canal house. Photograph the silhouette.
Spot a Leiden street vintage shop
Walk down Haarlemmerstraat or Doezastraat and find a vintage clothing shop window. Photograph the curation.
Spot a Leiden stroopwafel
Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Leiden bakery. Photograph the warm wafer.
Spot a Leiden Vlaamse frites cone
Find a paper cone of Belgian-style frites at a Leiden friet stand. Photograph the cone.
Spot a Leiden wall poem (muurgedicht)
Find one of the more than 100 wall poems painted on Leiden facades (Tegen-Beeld project). Photograph the poem on the wall.
Spot a Museum De Lakenhal facade
Find Museum De Lakenhal on Oude Singel. Photograph the heritage facade with the modern addition.
Spot a Pilgrim Fathers plaque or reference
Find a Pilgrim Fathers plaque, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum sign or another Mayflower reference. Photograph it.
Spot a Rembrandt reference (his hometown)
Find a Rembrandt reference in Leiden (his birthplace): the Rembrandt statue near Weddesteeg, a poster of a Rembrandt painting, a museum sign. Photograph the reference.
Spot the Burcht hilltop fort
Walk to the Burcht (the round 12th-century fortress on the hill). Photograph the circular wall.
Spot the Hooglandse Kerk
Find the Hooglandse Kerk on Hooglandse Kerkgracht. Photograph the gothic church.