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ChangeSpot a Polish-language menu
Find a restaurant menu in Polish only (no English translation). Photograph the menu page for the alphabet alone.
Spot a Vistula river bank beach
Walk to the Vistula river's east bank and find one of the urban beaches (Plaża Poniatówka, Plaża Saska, Plaża Romantyczna). Photograph the sand with the river and the skyline behind.
Spot a Warsaw Christmas market or seasonal scene
In winter find the Christmas market on the Old Town Square with wooden stalls and grzaniec. In summer find an Old Town flower stall instead. Photograph the seasonal scene.
Spot a Warsaw Metro M
Find the yellow M sign at any Warsaw Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Warsaw Praga street-art piece
Walk into the Praga district on the east bank and find a piece of street art (Warsaw has one of the best mural scenes in Europe). Photograph the wall.
Spot a Warsaw tram
Find a Warsaw tram (the red-and-yellow MZA trams) on its route. Photograph one passing a heritage building.
Spot Castle Square at night with lights
Walk to Castle Square after dark and photograph the lit-up column and royal castle facade in the evening light.
Spot Sigismund's Column
In Castle Square find Sigismund's Column (Kolumna Zygmunta), the bronze king on top of a 22-metre column. Photograph the king.
Spot the Chopin Statue in Łazienki Park
Walk into Łazienki Park and find the bronze Chopin statue under a willow tree. Photograph the seated composer.
Spot the Old Town barbican
Find the Warsaw Barbican, the red-brick semicircular fortification at the edge of the Old Town. Photograph the brick wall.
Spot the Old Town colourful facades
Walk into the Old Town and find the row of colourful houses on the Old Town Square (Rynek Starego Miasta). Photograph the pastel facades.
Spot the Palace of Culture and Science
Find the Pałac Kultury i Nauki, the 237-metre Stalinist gift skyscraper that dominates the skyline. Photograph the spire.
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 Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka)
Find the Warsaw Mermaid statue on the Old Town Square (sword and shield in hand). Photograph the bronze mermaid.
Trivia: Chopin birth
Frédéric Chopin was born just outside Warsaw in 1810. What instrument is he most famous for?
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: vodka origin
In what century is vodka first attested in Poland (the 8th, 9th, or somewhere around the 8th-9th centuries)?
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!
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.