Scavenger hunt in the Netherlands

Spot a Rotterdam balcony with hanging plants

Walk through Kralingen or the Oude Westen and find a Rotterdam balcony with hanging plants or laundry. Photograph the cascade.

Spot a Rotterdam bitterballen plate

Find a plate of bitterballen on a Rotterdam café table, served with mustard. Photograph the line-up.

Spot a Rotterdam Dutch flag

Find a Dutch flag (horizontal red-white-blue) flying on a Rotterdam building, balcony or government facade. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Rotterdam Dutch upright bike

Find a classic Dutch omafiets or opafiets parked on a Rotterdam street. Photograph the upright bicycle.

Spot a Rotterdam harbour crane

Find a giant container crane in the Maas harbour or at the historic Maritime Museum harbour. Photograph the crane.

Spot a Rotterdam houseboat (woonboot)

Find a houseboat moored on the Delfshaven canal or the Maas. Photograph the boat with the city behind.

Spot a Rotterdam pancake (poffertjes)

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 Rotterdam street artist piece

Walk into Witte de Withstraat or the Schiedamse Vest and find a piece of Rotterdam street art (Hofbogen, the famous murals near Eendrachtsplein). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Rotterdam stroopwafel

Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Rotterdam bakery or market stall (Markthal has a stand making them on the spot). Photograph the warm wafer.

Spot a Rotterdam tram (RET)

Find a yellow RET tram on its route through the centre. Photograph one passing a modern facade.

Spot a Scheveningen beach kite

On Scheveningen beach find a kite-surfer or a colourful kite in flight. Photograph the kite against the sky.

Spot a Scheveningen kibbeling cone

At Scheveningen find a paper cone of kibbeling (battered fish chunks) at a beach stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Sint Pieter cave-entrance sign

Walk to the Sint Pietersberg and find an entrance sign to the Caves of Maastricht. Photograph the sign.

Spot a slice of Deventer koek

Find a slice of Deventer koek (the local spiced honey cake) in a bakery or specialty shop window. Photograph the dark slice.

Spot a Spaarne canal boat

Find a wooden tour boat or rowboat on the Spaarne. Photograph the boat from a bridge.

Spot a Spaarne canal reflection

Find a still stretch of the Spaarne or one of the city canals with houses reflected. Photograph the mirror image.

Spot a Spido harbour boat

Find a Spido tour boat at Willemskade or sailing on the Maas. Photograph the boat.

Spot a stepped gable

Find a step-gable (trapgevel) or bell-gable (klokgevel) on a canal house facade. Photograph the staircase silhouette at the top.

Spot a stepped or bell gable in Deventer

Find a stepped or bell gable on a Deventer canal house. Photograph the silhouette.

Spot a Stratumseind nightlife sign

Walk down Stratumseind (the longest pub street in the Netherlands) and find a colourful pub sign or neon. Photograph the sign.

Spot a Strijp-S coffee bar / co-working

Find a coffee bar, co-working space or cultureel café in Strijp-S (Klokgebouw, Anne & Max). Photograph the industrial-chic interior.

Spot a Strijp-S graffiti wall

In Strijp-S find a piece of street art on a brick warehouse wall. Photograph the wall.

Spot a Strijp-S warehouse facade

Walk into Strijp-S and find a former Philips factory facade with the Philips signage or brand still visible. Photograph the industrial facade.

Spot a stroopwafel

Spot a fresh stroopwafel: in a bakery window, at a market stall, or in someone's hand. The thinner the wafer and the more syrup oozing out, the better. Photograph one close-up.