Spot Tintin on a wall

Spot a Belgian beer glass

Find a uniquely-shaped Belgian beer glass on a café table (Duvel tulip, Westmalle chalice, Kwak with the wooden stand). Photograph it with the foam.

Spot a Belgian endive (chicon)

Find Belgian endive (witloof) on a market stall or grocery display. Photograph the pale spear.

Spot a Belgian endive in a dish

Find chicon au gratin or chicon-ham in a brasserie window or on a menu chalkboard. Photograph the menu listing.

Spot a Belgian football jersey

Find someone wearing or selling a Belgian Red Devils jersey, or a club kit (Anderlecht purple, Bruges blue-and-black, Standard red). Photograph the jersey.

Spot a Belgian lace shop

Find a lace shop window with handmade Belgian lace tablecloths or handkerchiefs (more in the streets around Grand Place). Photograph the doilies through the glass.

Spot a Belgian waffle

Find a Belgian waffle (Brussels-style rectangle or Liège-style round caramelised), powdered with sugar or topped with strawberries. Photograph the deep squares.

Spot a Brussels cobblestone alley

Find a cobblestone alley in the lower city (around Manneken Pis, in the Îlot Sacré). Photograph the stones leading into the distance.

Spot a Brussels Métro M

Find the white M on blue Métro entrance sign. Photograph one at street level.

Spot a Brussels tram

Find a STIB-MIVB tram running through the city (the new orange-and-grey trams or older yellow-grey ones). Photograph one passing.

Spot a Brussels-style waffle iron

Find a waffle iron at work behind a stall window (the rectangular deep-grid Brussels iron, not the round Liège iron). Photograph the iron mid-cook.

Spot a chocolate praline window

Find a chocolatier window with rows of pralines (Neuhaus, Godiva, Pierre Marcolini, Mary). Photograph the glistening rows.

Spot a Magritte reference

Brussels was René Magritte's home city. Find a Magritte reference: the green apple, the bowler hat, the pipe ("Ceci n'est pas une pipe"), the Magritte Museum facade. Photograph it.

Spot a moules-frites sign

Find a brasserie advertising moules-frites (mussels and fries), Belgium's signature dish. Photograph the sandwich-board sign or chalk menu.

Spot a Smurf reference

Find a Smurf (Schtroumpf) anywhere: a mural, a comic-shop window, a souvenir-shop figurine, a fountain. The Smurfs were created by Peyo in Brussels. Photograph one.

Spot a Speculoos biscuit

Find a speculoos (Lotus or local brand) biscuit on a café saucer next to a coffee, or in a shop window. Photograph the spiced caramel biscuit.

Spot Belgian fries in a cone

Find a paper cone of frites with mayonnaise (or andalouse, samurai, ketchup), Belgium's national snack. Photograph the cone with a dollop of sauce on top.

Spot Jeanneke Pis or Zinneke Pis

Manneken Pis has two siblings: Jeanneke Pis on Impasse de la Fidélité and Zinneke Pis on Rue des Chartreux (the peeing dog). Find one and photograph it.

Spot Manneken Pis

Find the little bronze peeing boy on the corner of Rue de l'Étuve. Bonus if he is dressed in one of his 1,000+ costumes. Photograph him through the railings.

Spot Saint-Gilles Art Nouveau

Find an Art Nouveau facade (Victor Horta's influence is everywhere in Saint-Gilles and Ixelles). Photograph the wrought iron and curving lines.

Spot the Atomium

Take the metro to Heysel and find the Atomium, the giant 102-metre stainless-steel atom from Expo 58. Photograph it filling the frame.

Spot the Belgian tricolor

Find the Belgian flag (vertical black-yellow-red stripes) flying on a building, balcony or hotel. Photograph it.

Spot the Bourse

Find the Bourse (Stock Exchange) building on Boulevard Anspach, a neoclassical pile with carved lions out front. Photograph the steps.

Spot the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula

Find the gothic Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula above Gare Centrale. Photograph the twin towers from the parvis.

Spot the EU stars flag

Brussels is the de-facto capital of the EU. Find the circle of yellow stars on blue, flying on a building, a metro station or at the European Quarter. Photograph the flag.

Spot the Galeries Royales arches

Walk into the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (the glass-roofed shopping arcade from 1847). Photograph the arched glass roof above the shoppers.

Spot the Grand Place gold

Stand in the centre of the Grand Place / Grote Markt and photograph one of the guildhouses with its gilt facade catching the light.

Spot the Marolles flea market

Walk to Place du Jeu de Balle (the daily Marolles flea market). Photograph a row of stalls with old crockery, vinyl and bric-à-brac.

Spot the Sablon antique stalls

Walk to the Place du Grand Sablon and find the antique stalls (weekends) or the chocolate-shop windows. Photograph a stall or a shop facade.

Spot the Town Hall spire

Find the spire of the Hôtel de Ville on the Grand Place, with the statue of Archangel Michael on top. Photograph the spire reaching for the sky.