City bingo challenges

Spot a gondola

Find a gondola moored on a canal or in motion, the long black boat with the iron prow. Photograph it.

Spot a goulash bowl

Find a bowl of Hungarian goulash on a restaurant table or in a deli display. The paprika red is unmistakable. Photograph the bowl.

Spot a Government Gardens croquet lawn

In Government Gardens find the manicured croquet or bowling lawn. Photograph the lawn.

Spot a Gràcia balcony with senyera

Walk into the Gràcia neighbourhood and find a small square (Plaça del Sol, Plaça de la Virreina) with a Catalan flag on a balcony. Photograph the local atmosphere.

Spot a graffiti tag

Berlin is one of the world graffiti capitals. Find a striking tag, throw-up or mural (Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, RAW Gelände). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Gran Vía neon

Find a vintage neon cinema or theatre sign on Gran Vía (the Schweppes sign, a musical marquee). Photograph it lit up after dusk for bonus points.

Spot a Greek flag

Find a Greek flag (blue-and-white stripes with the cross in the corner) flying on a building, balcony or boat. Photograph it.

Spot a Greek frappé coffee

Find a Greek frappé (instant coffee shaken with foam, served over ice) on a kafenio table. Photograph the foamy top.

Spot a Greek key (meander) pattern

Find the Greek key meander pattern on a column, a building border, a souvenir scarf or a tile. Photograph the geometric loop.

Spot a Greek mosaic floor

Find a pebble mosaic floor (galaxídi-style or modern Greek tavern) or a Byzantine wall mosaic in a church. Photograph the pattern.

Spot a Greek salad (horiatiki)

Find a Greek salad on a taverna table: tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives, a slab of feta on top, olive oil. Photograph the feta slab.

Spot a Greek stray cat

Find an Athens cat sleeping on a Roman column, a taverna chair or a windowsill. Photograph the cat.

Spot a Greggs sausage roll

Find a Greggs storefront and photograph a sausage roll (the British high-street classic) on a tray.

Spot a Groningen bitterballen plate

Find a plate of bitterballen on a Groningen café table. Photograph the line-up.

Spot a Groningen brown café

Find a Groningen bruin café (dark wood, smoke-stained, beer pumps). The Mulder or De Doelen. Photograph the interior or doorway.

Spot a Groningen canal boat

Find a tour boat on the Diepenring or A Kerkhof. Photograph the boat from a bridge.

Spot a Groningen Dutch bicycle pile

Find a pile of stacked Dutch bicycles on a square (Vismarkt or near the train station; Groningen is the bicycle city of NL). Photograph the cascade.

Spot a Groningen Dutch cheese stall

Find a cheese stall on the Vismarkt or in a shop window with Gouda wheels. Photograph the stack.

Spot a Groningen Dutch flag

Find a Dutch flag flying on a Groningen building. Photograph it.

Spot a Groningen Eierbal

Find an eierbal (Groninger fried egg in batter) at a Groningen friet stand or snack bar. Photograph the spherical snack.

Spot a Groningen haring with onions

Find a Hollandse Nieuwe herring with chopped onion at a Groningen haringkraam (the Vismarkt has them). Photograph the silver fish.

Spot a Groningen hofje

Find one of the Groningen hofjes (Pelstergasthuis, Heilige Geestgasthuis). Photograph the courtyard.

Spot a Groningen poffertjes plate

Find a poffertjeskraam with the cast-iron pan of small puffy pancakes. Photograph the pan.

Spot a Groningen stepped gable

Find a stepped gable (trapgevel) on a Groningen heritage facade. Photograph the silhouette.