Spot a Royal Mile bagpipe shop
Find a dedicated bagpipe shop on the Royal Mile (or a kilt-maker with sets of pipes in the window). Photograph the storefront.
Spot a Royal Mile statue (Hume or Smith)
On the Royal Mile find one of the statues (David Hume, Adam Smith). Photograph the philosopher with his polished toe (rubbed for luck).
Spot a Scottish pound note
Find a Scottish banknote (Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland or Clydesdale issued, differs from English notes). Photograph the note (in your hand or a shop window display).
Spot a Scottish saltire shortbread tin
Find a Walker's shortbread tin or any Scottish-souvenir shortbread tin with tartan or saltire packaging. Photograph the tin.
Spot a Scottish tartan shop
Find a tartan shop with rows of kilts, scarves and clan-tartan books in the window. The Royal Mile has dozens. Photograph the window.
Spot a Stockbridge Sunday market stall
On a Sunday find the Stockbridge Market with local stalls. The rest of the week find a Stockbridge boutique or café. Photograph the village atmosphere.
Spot a Sunday roast
Find a Sunday roast on a chalkboard or plate (Yorkshire pudding required). Photograph the roast.
Spot a Sunday roast or pie shop
Find a Sunday roast on a pub board or a pie-shop window (Pieminister, Holdsworth's). Photograph the menu or pies.
Spot a thistle
Find a Scottish thistle (live, painted, embroidered, on a pub sign). The national symbol is everywhere. Photograph it.
Spot a Tube map
Find a London Tube map on a platform wall, in a carriage or a pocket pamphlet. Photograph the famous coloured-line schematic.
Spot a Union Jack
Find a Union Jack flag flying on a government building, a souvenir shop, a Burberry storefront or a tour bus. Photograph the colours.
Spot a Union Jack and saltire together
Find a Union Jack flying alongside a saltire on a building or window. Photograph both flags.
Spot a Union Jack in Manchester
Find a Union Jack flying on a Manchester building. Photograph it.
Spot a vintage Manchester sign
Find a vintage hand-painted shop sign or ghost-sign (Northern Quarter has many fading "ghost" signs). Photograph the sign.
Spot a whisky bottle row
Find a whisky shop window or distillery display with rows of single-malt bottles. Photograph the line-up.
Spot Affleck's Palace shop window
Find Affleck's Palace (the alt-culture indoor market in the Northern Quarter) and photograph a quirky window display.
Spot Alan Turing on a bench statue
Find the seated Alan Turing statue in Sackville Gardens. Photograph the bronze.
Spot an Edinburgh pub Carlsberg or Tennent's tap
Find a Tennent's lager tap (the Scottish lager) or a McEwan's on a pub bar. Photograph the tap badge.
Spot an Oasis or Stone Roses reference
Find a Madchester music reference: Oasis poster, Stone Roses album cover, The Smiths lyric. Photograph the reference.
Spot Arthur's Seat silhouette
Find a view of Arthur's Seat (the extinct volcano east of the city). Photograph the green hump from the city below or from on top of it.
Spot Big Ben
Find a clear view of the Elizabeth Tower with the Big Ben clock face. Photograph it from Parliament Square, Westminster Bridge or the South Bank.
Spot Calton Hill skyline
Walk up Calton Hill and find the views over Edinburgh with the National Monument (the unfinished Parthenon) on top. Photograph the panorama.
Spot Edinburgh Castle on the rock
Find a view of Edinburgh Castle perched on its basalt rock. Photograph it from Princes Street Gardens or the Grassmarket.
Spot Edinburgh Festival fringe poster
Around August the Fringe Festival posters cover every wall. The rest of the year find one in the venue offices or a Fringe shop. Photograph the poster.