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ChangeSpot the Plac Nowy round building
Walk into Plac Nowy in Kazimierz and find the round market building. Photograph the wooden roof.
Spot the Polish flag
Find a Polish flag (horizontal white-red) flying on a building, balcony or government facade. Photograph the colours.
Spot the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski)
Find the Royal Castle on Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) with its terracotta-and-cream facade. Photograph the square in front.
Spot the Saxon Garden statues
Walk into the Saxon Garden (Ogród Saski) and find a Baroque statue along the central allée. Photograph one statue with the green trees behind.
Spot the Town Hall Tower
On Rynek Główny find the Town Hall Tower (Wieża Ratuszowa), the leaning brick tower that's the only remnant of the old town hall. Photograph the tower.
Spot the Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka)
Find the Warsaw Mermaid statue on the Old Town Square (sword and shield in hand). Photograph the bronze mermaid.
Spot the Wawel Castle silhouette
Find the Wawel Castle on its hill above the Vistula. Photograph the castle silhouette from the city or the river.
Spot the Wawel Dragon
At the foot of Wawel Hill find the bronze Smok Wawelski dragon statue. The dragon breathes fire every few minutes. Photograph it (or the flame).
St. Mary's Basilica trumpet
Stand on Rynek Główny and listen for the hejnał trumpet call from St. Mary's tower (every hour). Take a video of the team listening with hands cupped to ears.
Trivia: Chopin birth
Frédéric Chopin was born just outside Warsaw in 1810. What instrument is he most famous for?
Trivia: hejnał interrupted
The hejnał (St. Mary's trumpet call) breaks off mid-melody. Why, according to legend?
Trivia: Old Town rebuilt
The entire Warsaw Old Town was destroyed in 1944 and meticulously rebuilt. The reconstructed Old Town is on UNESCO's list because of which fact?
Trivia: Palace donor
The Palace of Culture and Science was a "gift" from which country to Poland in the 1950s?
Trivia: Rynek size
Krakow's Main Market Square is the largest medieval town square in Europe. Roughly how many square meters is it (around 40,000)?
Trivia: vodka origin
In what century is vodka first attested in Poland (the 8th, 9th, or somewhere around the 8th-9th centuries)?
Trivia: Wawel coronation
Wawel Cathedral was the coronation site of Polish kings for centuries. Roughly how many Polish monarchs were crowned there (around 35)?
Vodka cheers
Poland is the home of vodka. Find a vodka bar and take a group toast photo (with shots, water for the abstainer). Na zdrowie!
Vodka or vermouth
Find a Krakow bar and order something local (Polish vodka, mead, or grzaniec / mulled wine in winter). Take a group toast photo. Na zdrowie!
Warsaw finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Warsaw spot (a rebuilt facade, a park bench, a riverbank) and take an amazing group photo.
Warsaw kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Warsaw backdrop (a milk bar, a tram, a pierogi window) and take a group photo with everyone striking a determined post-Soviet rebuild pose.
Wawel courtyard pose
In Wawel's arcaded courtyard: take a group photo where the team poses as Polish nobility, dignified and slightly bored.
Wawel dragon hunt
At the foot of Wawel Hill is a fire-breathing dragon statue (Smok Wawelski). Find it and take a team photo just as he's about to "breathe fire" (he does, every few minutes).
Zapiekanka moment
Order a zapiekanka (Polish open-faced toasted baguette) from Plac Nowy or any street vendor. Take a group photo of everyone biting into one.