Scavenger hunt in the Netherlands

Spot a Maastricht cobblestone street

Find a cobblestone street in the Stokstraatkwartier or Jeker quarter. Photograph the stones leading away.

Spot a Maastricht Dutch bicycle

Find a Dutch upright bicycle parked on a Maastricht cobblestone street. Photograph the bike.

Spot a Maastricht Dutch flag

Find a Dutch flag flying on a Maastricht building. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Maastricht historic boutique storefront

Walk down the Stokstraat and find a boutique with a historic facade. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a Maastricht hofje courtyard

Find a small Maastricht hofje (courtyard, often behind a small archway in the Jeker quarter). Photograph the entrance.

Spot a Maastricht stepped gable

Find a stepped gable on a Maastricht canal house. Photograph the silhouette.

Spot a Maastricht street sculpture

Find one of Maastricht's many bronze sculptures (mestreechs accent in stone). The Mooswief on the Markt is famous. Photograph the bronze.

Spot a Maastricht stroopwafel

Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Maastricht bakery or market stall. Photograph the warm wafer.

Spot a Maastricht Vlaamse frites cone

Find a paper cone of Belgian-style frites at a Maastricht friet stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Maastricht waffle stall

Find a Belgian-style waffle stall (this close to Belgium they're everywhere). Photograph the waffle.

Spot a Markt market day stall

On a market day (Tuesday, Saturday) find a stall on the Markt with cheese, flowers or stroopwafels. Photograph the stall.

Spot a Markthal stall

Walk inside the Markthal and find a stall (cheese, stroopwafels, paella, Surinamese). Photograph the stall with the painted ceiling above.

Spot a Mondriaan reference

Find a Piet Mondriaan reference (the Kunstmuseum Den Haag has the largest collection): a red-yellow-blue grid souvenir, museum poster, mural. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Museum De Lakenhal facade

Find Museum De Lakenhal on Oude Singel. Photograph the heritage facade with the modern addition.

Spot a narrow Amsterdam staircase

Look up through a canal-house doorway and find an Amsterdam staircase: nearly vertical, narrow, often dark wood. Photograph the steepness.

Spot a Noorderplantsoen pond view

Walk into the Noorderplantsoen park and photograph the duck pond or the central path.

Spot a Philips heritage logo

Find a Philips logo on a building facade, neon sign, Lichttoren or Strijp-S sign. Photograph the brand.

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 poffertjes pan

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

Spot a poffertjes plate

Find a plate of poffertjes (small Dutch puffy pancakes with butter and icing sugar) at a market stall or café. Photograph the plate.

Spot a poffertjes plate or stroopwafel iron in Eindhoven

Find a poffertjeskraam or a stroopwafel iron mid-cook at a market stall. Photograph the pan.

Spot a PSV Eindhoven kit

Find a red-and-white PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging) kit, scarf or flag in Eindhoven. Photograph the colours.

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 a Rotterdam architecture sign

Rotterdam is the modern-architecture capital of NL. Find a Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed building, a De Rotterdam complex tower or a modern skyscraper facade. Photograph the lines.