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Groningen has a canal that wraps around the entire old town, with locks and bridges. Find a canal, stand at the water's edge and take a group photo where everyone points south (as if the rest of Holland is very far away).
D'Olle Grieze in frame
The Martini Tower is nearly 100 metres tall and looks centuries old. Take a group photo with the entire tower in frame. Hold your phone in landscape and step back far enough.
Eierbal challenge
A real Groningen treat: the eierbal, a hard-boiled egg coated in ragout and deep fried. Buy one at a snack bar or cafetaria, share it and take a group photo with everyone holding a piece or mid-bite.
Grote Markt cheers
The Grote Markt is famous for its lively terraces, also packed with Groningen students. Find a cosy terrace, order something festive and take a photo of the official toast. To the guest of honour!
High above the city
Find a high vantage point in Groningen, think the rooftop terrace of the Forum, an elevated bridge or a stepped gable to lean against. Take a group photo with the city or a canal visible far below you.
Kick-off with the Stadjers
The party starts! Find a true Groningen spot (a square, a bridge over a canal, a street in the old town) and take a group photo where everyone jumps in the air at the same time with the guest of honour in the middle. Everyone off the ground, otherwise it does not count.
Korenbeurs pose
The Korenbeurs on the Vismarkt has one of the most beautiful facades in town. Take a group photo with the imposing columns behind you and the whole team in frame.
Park picnic
In the Noorderplantsoen you just flop down in the grass, the way Groningen students do. Take a group photo on the grass or by a pond with everyone relaxed, lying or sitting. Nobody is allowed to stand up.
Spot a Folkingestraat tile or sculpture
Along Folkingestraat find the small tile mosaics or sculptures commemorating its Jewish past (Synagogue facade nearby). Photograph one tile.
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.
Spot a Groningen street art piece
Find a piece of Groningen street art (Stoepa, Crystal Ship festival walls). Photograph the wall.
Spot a Groningen stroopwafel
Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Groningen bakery. Photograph the warm wafer.
Spot a Groningen Vlaamse frites cone
Find a paper cone of Belgian-style frites at a Groningen friet stand. Photograph the dollop.
Spot a Groninger flag
Find the Groninger provincial flag (with the green-and-red bands and the city arms) flying somewhere. Photograph it.