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ChangeSpot a Cloth Hall souvenir stall
Walk through the Sukiennice arcade and find a souvenir stall with amber, wooden chess sets or painted boxes. Photograph one stall.
Spot a hejnał trumpeter
On the hour, a bugler plays the hejnał from the top of St. Mary's Basilica (interrupted mid-tune, as legend has it). Photograph the open window or the moment.
Spot a Kazimierz Jewish heritage facade
Walk into Kazimierz and find a heritage shopfront with old Polish or Yiddish lettering. Photograph the painted sign.
Spot a klezmer band reference
In Kazimierz find a klezmer band poster, a fiddle in a shop window or a klezmer venue. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Krakow bagel stand at Rynek
Find the obwarzanek street stand on Rynek Główny with the stacked pretzel rings on a glass case. Photograph the stand.
Spot a Krakow horse-drawn carriage
Find a Krakow horse-drawn carriage (dorożka) waiting on Rynek Główny. Photograph the horses.
Spot a Krakow paczki shop
Find a pączki shop (Polish jelly donuts) with rows of dusted donuts. Photograph the donuts.
Spot a Krakow rooftop view
Climb up Wawel Hill or a viewpoint and photograph the Krakow rooftops with St. Mary's towers in the panorama.
Spot a Krakow tram
Find a Krakow tram (MPK) on its route. Photograph one passing a heritage building.
Spot a Krakow vintage Trabant or Fiat 126
Find a vintage Polish car: the Fiat 126p (Maluch) or a Trabant on a sightseeing tour. Photograph the car.
Spot a Łazienki Park peacock
In Łazienki Park find the resident peacocks roaming free, especially near the Palace on the Water. Photograph a peacock with its tail.
Spot a Marie Curie reference
Find a Marie Skłodowska-Curie reference: the Curie Museum on Freta Street, a poster, a street name, a souvenir. Photograph the reference.
Spot a milk bar (bar mleczny)
Find a Krakow bar mleczny with the cafeteria sign and chalkboard menu. Photograph the storefront.
Spot a milk bar (bar mleczny) sign
Find a bar mleczny (Polish cafeteria-style soup-and-dumpling spot, often Communist-era). Photograph the storefront with the menu chalkboard.
Spot a paczki donut
Find a pączek (Polish jelly donut) in a bakery window, glazed and filled with rose-petal jam or plum. Photograph the donut.
Spot a paczki shop window
Find a pączki shop (Pączkarnia) with rows of jam donuts glazed and ready. Photograph the rows.
Spot a pierogi plate
Find a plate of pierogi (Polish dumplings) at a restaurant, milk bar or street stall. Sweet, savoury, fried or boiled. Photograph the half-moons.
Spot a Polish flag
Find a Polish flag (horizontal white-red) flying on a building, balcony or government facade. Photograph it.
Spot a Polish flower bouquet stall
Find a kiosk or street stall selling fresh flower bouquets (Warsaw has them on many corners). Photograph the colours.
Spot a Polish folk-art roosters or paper cut
Find a Polish folk-art shop with łowicz paper-cut roosters, embroidered fabrics, painted wooden boxes. Photograph the folk craft.
Spot a Polish folk-art shop
Find a Polish folk-art shop with wycinanki paper-cuts, painted wooden boxes, hand-painted ceramics. Photograph the folk craft.
Spot a Polish kebab stand
Find a Warsaw kebab stand (Berlin's döner travelled and conquered Warsaw too). Photograph the spit-cone of meat.
Spot a Polish marigold or flower stall
Find a Krakow flower stall, especially around Rynek Główny or Mariacki square. Photograph the colours.
Spot a Polish pope reference (John Paul II)
Find a reference to Pope John Paul II (his statue near Wawel, a portrait in a religious shop, a postcard). Karol Wojtyła was Archbishop of Krakow. Photograph the reference.