Scavenger hunt in the Netherlands

Spot a Haarlem stepped gable

Find a stepped gable (trapgevel) on a Haarlem canal house. Photograph the silhouette against the sky.

Spot a Haarlem street art piece

Find a Haarlem street-art piece (the underpass near the station, the Klokhuisplein area). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Haarlem stroopwafel

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

Spot a Haarlem Vlaamse frites cone

Find a cone of Belgian-style frites with mayonnaise at a Haarlem friet stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Hague Escher reference

Find an Escher reference: the Escher in Het Paleis museum facade, a poster of an Escher print, a tessellation pattern. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Hague Lange Voorhout statue

Find a sculpture on the Lange Voorhout (often an outdoor art exhibition). Photograph one statue.

Spot a Hague Royal Guard moment

Find a Royal Guard at the Noordeinde Palace gate or Paleis Huis ten Bosch entrance. Photograph the uniform.

Spot a Hague stepped gable

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

Spot a Hague tram (HTM)

Find a red-and-cream HTM tram on its route. Photograph one passing the Binnenhof or Lange Voorhout.

Spot a Hague tulip-bed in season

In April/May find a Hague tulip bed (parks, the Lange Voorhout, Westbroekpark). Photograph the colours.

Spot a Hanze League reference

Find a Hanze League reference in Deventer (one of the Dutch Hanseatic cities): plaque, museum sign, banner. Photograph the reference.

Spot a haring with onions in The Hague

Find a Hollandse Nieuwe herring with chopped onion at a Hague haringkraam (the Plein has one of the most famous). Photograph the silver fish.

Spot a Heineken sign

Find a Heineken sign on a café awning, a window decal or a brewery flag. The red star is hard to miss in Amsterdam. Photograph it.

Spot a Heineken sign in Eindhoven

Find a Heineken sign on an Eindhoven café awning. Photograph the red star.

Spot a Heineken sign in Haarlem

Find a Heineken sign on a Haarlem café awning. Photograph the red star.

Spot a Heineken sign in Rotterdam

Find a Heineken sign on a Rotterdam café awning, beer mat or shop window. Photograph the red star.

Spot a Heineken sign in Utrecht

Find a Heineken sign on a Utrecht café awning. Photograph the red star.

Spot a herring stand (haringkraam) in Utrecht

Find a Utrecht haringkraam selling raw herring with onions. Photograph the silver-fish tail held up.

Spot a Heuvel Galerie facade

Find the Heuvel Galerie shopping centre or the De Bijenkorf department store facade. Photograph the modern frontage.

Spot a Hortus Botanicus plant

Walk into the Hortus Botanicus Leiden (the oldest botanical garden in NL). Photograph an unusual plant, palm or the entrance gate.

Spot a houseboat

Find a woonboot (houseboat) moored on one of the canals. Bonus if it has plants, a chimney or a cat on deck. Photograph it.

Spot a kapsalon dish

Find a kapsalon (Rotterdam fast-food dish of fries, döner meat, salad, sauce and grilled cheese) on a takeaway counter. Photograph the box.

Spot a kibbeling or lekkerbek paper

Find a paper cone of kibbeling (battered fish chunks) at a fish stall. Photograph the golden bites.

Spot a Leiden 3 October (Leidens Ontzet) reference

Around 3 October find a Leidens Ontzet (Relief of Leiden, 1574) reference: posters, herring-and-white-bread stalls, parade flags. Outside the season find a 3 October souvenir or photograph. Photograph the reference.