Spot a U-Bahn sign

Spot a Bavarian "Servus" greeting sign

Find a Bavarian "Servus" or "Grüß Gott" greeting on a shop window, doormat or pub sign. Photograph the lettering.

Spot a Bavarian blue-and-white flag

Find a Bavarian flag (white-and-blue diamond / lozenge pattern) flying on a balcony, bus or pub. Photograph the rhombi.

Spot a Bavarian deer or hunting trophy

Find a deer trophy mounted on a Bavarian beerhall wall, or an alpine hunting horn, or stuffed Bavarian fauna. Photograph the trophy.

Spot a Bavarian pretzel (Brezn)

Find a giant Bavarian Brezn (pretzel) at a bakery or biergarten. The salt crystals on the dark crust. Photograph the loop.

Spot a Bayern Munich kit

Find a red FC Bayern Munich shirt on someone or in a shop window (or a poster of Müller, Kane, etc). Photograph the kit.

Spot a beer garden

Find a Biergarten with wooden benches, gravel underfoot and beer steins on the tables (Prater in Prenzlauer Berg, Tiergarten cafés). Photograph the rows of tables.

Spot a beer garden long table

Find a Munich biergarten with wooden long tables, gravel underfoot and beer steins everywhere. Photograph the rows.

Spot a Belvedere upper palace view

Walk to the Schloss Belvedere upper palace and find the long Baroque facade with the fountain pond. Photograph it from the lower gardens.

Spot a Berlin Bear

Find a painted Buddy Bear statue (the painted bears scattered around the city for the United Buddy Bears art project). Photograph one full body.

Spot a Berliner pastry

Find a Berliner (jam-filled doughnut, called Krapfen elsewhere) in a bakery window. Photograph the dusted-sugar top.

Spot a BMW logo

Find a BMW logo on a parked car, a billboard, the BMW Welt facade or a souvenir. Photograph the blue-white propeller.

Spot a Brandenburg Gate quadriga close-up

Walk close enough to the Brandenburg Gate to photograph the Quadriga (the four-horse chariot statue) on top of the gate. Photograph the horses against the sky.

Spot a Checkpoint Charlie sign

Find the "You are leaving the American sector" sign at Checkpoint Charlie on Friedrichstraße (or in any museum display). Photograph the bilingual sign.

Spot a chunk of the Berlin Wall

Find a preserved segment of the Berlin Wall (East Side Gallery, Bernauer Straße Memorial, Topographie des Terrors, a souvenir-shop chip). Photograph the graffiti or concrete.

Spot a currywurst

Find a currywurst on a paper plate at any Imbiss stand (Curry 36, Konnopke's, any Späti corner). Photograph the curry-powder-dusted sausage with the fries.

Spot a Demel storefront

Find the Demel pastry shop on Kohlmarkt, the imperial pâtissier with the gold lettering. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a döner kebab

Find a döner kebab being made on a spit or served in a pita at a kebab joint. Berlin claims to have invented the modern döner. Photograph it.

Spot a fiaker horse

Find a fiaker (horse-drawn carriage) waiting on Stephansplatz, Heldenplatz or in front of the Hofburg. Photograph the horses with the driver in top hat.

Spot a German beer stein

Find a beer stein or tall pilsner glass on a beer-garden table. Photograph the head of foam on top.

Spot a German bratwurst

Find a grilled bratwurst (a longer, finer sausage than currywurst) on a paper plate or in a roll. Photograph it with mustard on the side.

Spot a German pretzel

Find a Brezel (German soft pretzel) in a bakery window or on a café table. Photograph the salt-studded loop.

Spot a graffiti tag

Berlin is one of the world graffiti capitals. Find a striking tag, throw-up or mural (Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, RAW Gelände). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Habsburg double-headed eagle

Find the Habsburg double-headed eagle on a building facade, a fountain, a coach or a souvenir. Photograph the heraldic bird.

Spot a Hertha or Union mural

Find a Hertha BSC (Berlin's blue) or 1. FC Union Berlin (Köpenick red and white) sticker, mural or fan banner. Photograph the football tribalism.

Spot a Hundertwasserhaus tile

Walk to the Hundertwasserhaus on Kegelgasse. Photograph the colourful tiled facade with the wavy floors and rooftop trees.

Spot a Karlsplatz Otto Wagner pavilion

Find one of the two Otto Wagner Jugendstil pavilions at Karlsplatz (green-and-white iron, gold sunflowers). Photograph one.

Spot a Käsekrainer with mustard

At a Würstelstand order a Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage). Photograph the cut open sausage with cheese oozing.

Spot a Klimt Kiss reference

Find a Klimt Kiss reference: museum-shop reproductions, posters, prints, Belvedere souvenir bags. Photograph the gold-and-couple image.

Spot a Lipizzaner stallion

Find a Lipizzaner horse: at the Spanish Riding School stables, training in the Hofburg courtyard or on a souvenir poster. Photograph the white horse.

Spot a Litfaßsäule

Find a Litfaßsäule, the cylindrical advertising column invented in Berlin in 1855, plastered with concert posters and flyers. Photograph the round column.

Spot a litre Maß beer stein

Find a 1-litre Maß beer stein on a beer hall or biergarten table. Photograph the glass with the head and the brewery logo (Hofbräu, Augustiner, Paulaner, Spaten, Löwenbräu).

Spot a Manner pink wafer

Find a pink Manner wafer pack in a shop window, café display or on a tram seat. The pink-and-blue Vienna logo is iconic. Photograph the package.

Spot a maypole (Maibaum)

Find a Bavarian Maibaum (blue-and-white spiral maypole with craft trade symbols) on the Viktualienmarkt or in a beer garden. Photograph the pole.

Spot a Mozart bust or poster

Find a Mozart reference: a busker dressed as Mozart, a concert poster, a Mozartkugel chocolate, a bust in a window. Photograph the wig.

Spot a Mozartkugel chocolate

Find a Mozartkugel chocolate (red-and-gold-wrapped marzipan ball with a Mozart silhouette). Photograph the wrapper.

Spot a Munich brewery horse-drawn cart

Find a brewery horse-drawn cart (Hofbräu and Augustiner still use them for events). At Oktoberfest there's a daily parade. Otherwise photograph a brewery delivery truck with horses on the logo.

Spot a Munich Christmas market stall (Christkindlmarkt)

In December find the Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz with wooden stalls and Glühwein. The rest of the year, find a year-round Glühwein souvenir mug. Photograph the scene.

Spot a Munich heart gingerbread (Lebkuchenherz)

Find a Lebkuchenherz (heart-shaped gingerbread with icing message) at Oktoberfest or in a year-round bakery. Photograph the heart.

Spot a Munich rooftop view (Alter Peter)

Climb the Alter Peter (Saint Peter's) church tower for the postcard view over Marienplatz. Photograph the view (or photograph the tower from below).

Spot a Munich tram

Find a Munich tram (MVG red) on its route in the Altstadt. Photograph one passing the Hauptbahnhof or Karlsplatz.

Spot a Naschmarkt stall

Walk along Naschmarkt and find a stall with stuffed olives, dried fruits, Turkish delights or Sachertorte boxes. Photograph the stall.

Spot a sausage seller in costume

During Oktoberfest find a Wirtin in Dirndl with a tray of pretzels or beers. Outside Oktoberfest, find a Trachten shop with the costume on a mannequin. Photograph the costume.

Spot a slice of Sachertorte

Find a slice of Sachertorte (the dark-chocolate cake with apricot jam and dark icing) on a café plate. Hotel Sacher is the original. Photograph the glossy slice.

Spot a Späti corner

Find a Späti (Spätkauf), the late-night corner shop unique to Berlin. Photograph the shelves and beer fridge through the doorway.

Spot a Spree boat

Find a tour boat or barge on the Spree river running through central Berlin. Photograph it passing the Berliner Dom or the Reichstag.

Spot a Stadtpark Johann Strauss gold

In Stadtpark find the gilded Johann Strauss II statue with the violin. Photograph the gold against the green.

Spot a Trabant car

Find a Trabant (the East German two-stroke car) parked or on a Trabi Safari tour. Photograph the plastic body in any colour.

Spot a tram on the Ringstraße

Find a Vienna tram (Wiener Linien red) on the Ringstraße circular boulevard. Photograph it passing a Ringstraße palace.

Spot a Vienna coffee house menu

Find a Viennese coffee menu listing the classics (Melange, Einspänner, Verlängerter, Kapuziner). Photograph the menu page or a freshly served cup.

Spot a Vienna sausage stand

Find a Würstelstand (sausage stand) serving Käsekrainer, Bratwurst or Burenwurst. The Bitzinger and Zum Scharfen René stands are classics. Photograph the stand.

Spot a Viktualienmarkt stall

Walk to the Viktualienmarkt food market and find a stall with sausages, cheeses, fruit or a maypole. Photograph the stall.

Spot a Weißwurst plate

Find a plate of Weißwurst (Munich white veal sausage) with sweet mustard and a pretzel, usually a morning food. Photograph the pale sausage.

Spot a Wiener Kaffeehaus interior

Walk into a classic Viennese coffee house (Café Central, Café Sperl, Café Hawelka). Photograph the marble tables and bentwood Thonet chairs.

Spot a Wiener Schnitzel

Find a Wiener Schnitzel (breaded veal cutlet) on a restaurant plate, usually overhanging the plate with a lemon wedge. Photograph the cutlet.

Spot a Würst Imbiss

Find a Würst Imbiss (sausage stand) selling bratwurst or currywurst. Photograph the cart.

Spot a yellow Berlin tram

Find a yellow BVG tram running through Mitte or the eastern districts (West Berlin lost most of its trams after WWII). Photograph one in motion.

Spot an Apfelstrudel

Find a slice of Apfelstrudel with a dollop of cream or ice cream in a café window or on a plate. Photograph the thin layers.

Spot an Augustiner beer mat

Find an Augustiner beer mat, coaster or umbrella outside a Bavarian pub. (Augustiner is the unofficial Munich beer.) Photograph the green logo.

Spot an East Side Gallery mural

Walk to the East Side Gallery and find a famous mural (the Brezhnev-Honecker kiss, the Trabant breaking through). Photograph one of the painted panels.

Spot an Eisbach surfer

Walk to the Englischer Garten and find the surfers on the Eisbach standing wave. Photograph one mid-ride.

Spot Berlin Pilsner branding

Find a Berliner Pilsner glass, coaster or umbrella outside a Kneipe. Photograph the blue-and-white logo.

Spot Berlin street art

Different from a tag, find a piece of street art with a recognisable figure (a Blu mural, a Banksy-like stencil, a wheatpaste). Photograph it.

Spot BMW Welt curves

Find a view of BMW Welt or the BMW Tower (the four cylinders). Photograph the steel curves.

Spot Lederhosen or Dirndl

Find someone in Lederhosen (leather shorts) or a Dirndl (traditional dress), or a Trachten shop window. Photograph the outfit.

Spot Mauerpark karaoke or guitar

Walk into Mauerpark on a Sunday for the open-air karaoke or flea market, or any day for the buskers. Photograph the crowd or a guitar player.

Spot Olympic Park tent roof

Find the tent-like roof of the Olympic Park (Munich 1972) over the stadium and swimming hall. Photograph the swooping membrane.

Spot Schönbrunn yellow

Walk to Schloss Schönbrunn and find the Maria-Theresa-yellow facade. Photograph the long palace front with the fountain or Gloriette behind.

Spot St. Stephen's spire

Find the south tower of Stephansdom on Stephansplatz, 136 metres of gothic limestone. Photograph the spire from the square.

Spot the Ampelmännchen

Find the green or red Ampelmännchen, the East Berlin pedestrian-light figure with the hat. Photograph one at a crossing or in a souvenir shop window.

Spot the Austrian flag

Find an Austrian flag (horizontal red-white-red) flying on a building, balcony or coach. Photograph it.

Spot the Berliner Dom

Find the Berliner Dom on Museum Island with its blue-green copper dome. Photograph the cathedral from across the Lustgarten.

Spot the Brandenburg Gate

Find the Brandenburg Gate at the western edge of Unter den Linden. Photograph the six columns with the Quadriga chariot on top.

Spot the Chinese Tower (Chinesischer Turm)

Find the Chinese Tower in the Englischer Garten, the pagoda above the biergarten. Photograph the wooden tower.

Spot the Fernsehturm

Find the Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) at Alexanderplatz, the silver ball on a spike that is visible from almost anywhere in the city. Photograph it.

Spot the Frauenkirche twin domes

Find the twin onion-domed towers of the Frauenkirche from the Marienplatz or a high vantage point. Photograph the silhouette.

Spot the German flag

Find a German flag (horizontal black-red-gold) flying on a building, balcony or government facility. Photograph it.

Spot the Hofbräuhaus sign

Find the Hofbräuhaus (HB) sign or facade on Platzl 9. Photograph the iconic facade.

Spot the Hofburg

Walk into the Hofburg complex through the Heldenplatz gate. Photograph the imperial winter palace facade with the Michaelerplatz dome.

Spot the Marienplatz column (Mariensäule)

Find the gold-topped Mariensäule (Marian column) in the centre of Marienplatz. Photograph the Madonna on top.

Spot the Marienplatz Glockenspiel

Walk to Marienplatz and find the Glockenspiel on the New Town Hall (Rathaus). The 11 a.m. show is the photo, otherwise just photograph the facade with the carillon.

Spot the Munich Christmas tree on Marienplatz

In December find the giant Marienplatz Christmas tree. Outside the season, find a Christmas-themed shop window. Photograph it.

Spot the Plague Column

Find the Pestsäule on Graben, the Baroque marble column with crowds of cherubs. Photograph the top.

Spot the Reichstag dome

Find the glass Reichstag dome by Norman Foster on top of the parliament building. Photograph it from the lawn or one of the surrounding bridges.

Spot the Riesenrad Ferris wheel

Find the Wiener Riesenrad in the Prater, the 65-metre Ferris wheel with the wooden red gondolas. Photograph the wheel.

Spot the Stephansdom tile roof

Look up at Stephansdom's zigzag tile roof of yellow, green, white and black. Photograph the diamond pattern of the roof from across the square.

Spot the Victory Column

Find the gold-winged Siegessäule (Victory Column) in Tiergarten. Photograph it from the Straße des 17. Juni or a Tiergarten path.

Spot the Vienna State Opera

Walk to the Wiener Staatsoper on the Ringstraße. Photograph the Renaissance-Revival facade with the loggia and posters out front.