Spot a Belgian endive (chicon)

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 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 praline window

Find a chocolatier with rows of pralines (Dumon, The Chocolate Line, Spegelaere). Photograph the rows.

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 Bruges almshouse (godshuis)

Find a Bruges godshuis (whitewashed almshouse courtyard) such as those on Nieuwe Gentweg or Genthof. Photograph the entrance.

Spot a Bruges beer (Brugse Zot)

Find a Brugse Zot beer or Straffe Hendrik in a tulip glass on a bar. Photograph the glass with the De Halve Maan logo.

Spot a Bruges canal reflection

Find a still canal section with the buildings perfectly reflected (Rozenhoedkaai is the classic shot). Photograph the mirror image.

Spot a Bruges chocolate-fountain shop

Find a chocolate shop with a chocolate fountain or sculpture (The Chocolate Line, Sukerbuyc). Photograph the chocolate art.

Spot a Bruges cobblestone alley

Find a small cobblestone alley between two canals or behind the Markt. Photograph the stones leading away.

Spot a Bruges concert spire

Find the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk brick spire from a vantage point. At 115 metres it's the city's second-tallest brick spire in the world. Photograph the spire.

Spot a Bruges frites cone

Find a cone of Belgian frites with mayo, samurai or andalouse sauce at a Bruges friet stand. Photograph the cone.

Spot a Bruges In Bruges movie reference

Find a reference to the movie In Bruges (tour posters, themed bar, T-shirt). Photograph the reference.

Spot a Bruges medieval shop sign

Find a wrought-iron medieval-style hanging shop sign on a Bruges shopfront (Steenstraat has many). Photograph the sign.

Spot a Bruges waffle

Find a Belgian waffle (Brussels-style or Liège-style) topped with cream, strawberries or chocolate sauce. Photograph the squares.

Spot a Bruges windmill

Walk to the eastern edge of the centre and find one of the four windmills along the canal ring (Sint-Janshuismolen, Bonne Chière). Photograph the sails.

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 canal boat tour

Find a flat-bottomed Bruges canal boat (Boottochten) on the Dijver or the Groenerei. Photograph the boat with passengers.

Spot a chocolate praline window

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

Spot a Flemish carbonade flamande

Find a carbonade flamande (Flemish beef-and-beer stew) on a brasserie menu. Photograph the dish or menu listing.

Spot a Flemish stepped gable

Find a stepped gable (trapgevel) on a Bruges facade. The stair-stepped roofline is the Flemish signature. Photograph one.

Spot a horse-drawn carriage

Find a horse-drawn coche de caballos waiting near the cathedral or Plaza de España. Photograph the horses.

Spot a lace shop window

Find a Bruges lace shop with handmade lace doilies, tablecloths or christening dresses in the window. Photograph the lace.

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 Minnewater swan or bridge

Walk to the Minnewater (Lake of Love) and find a swan or the white-stone bridge. Photograph the lake with the swan in foreground.

Spot a moules-frites menu

Find a brasserie advertising moules-frites on a chalkboard or window menu. Photograph the menu.

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 a swan on a canal

Find a swan on a Bruges canal (the Minnewater, the Groenerei, the Dijver). The swans are city protected since the 15th century. Photograph one.

Spot a Tintin or Smurf reference

Find a Tintin or Smurf reference in Bruges (a comic shop, a Tintin postcard, a Smurf souvenir). Photograph the reference.

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 Basilica of the Holy Blood

On the Burg find the Basilica of the Holy Blood, the small chapel with the romanesque lower and gothic upper. Photograph the gold-decorated upper facade.

Spot the Begijnhof entrance

Walk to the Begijnhof and find the gothic stone entrance gate, the cobbled bridge across the canal. Photograph the gate.

Spot the Belfort tower (Belfry)

Find the Belfort van Brugge, the 83-metre medieval bell tower on the Markt. Photograph the leaning brick tower against the sky.

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 Burg square town hall

Walk to the Burg and find the gothic Stadhuis (Town Hall), Bruges's 14th-century gem. Photograph the lacy facade.

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 Madonna and Child Michelangelo

Find the Madonna and Child marble statue by Michelangelo inside the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk. Photograph the church facade (or, with permission, the sculpture inside).

Spot the Markt colourful facades

On the Markt find the row of colourful gabled houses on the north side. Photograph the cascade of facades.

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.

Spot the Vismarkt (Fish Market)

Walk to the Vismarkt arcade and find the stalls (or the stone slabs where fish used to be sold). Photograph the colonnade.

Spot Tintin on a wall

Find a Tintin mural or wall (Rue de l'Étuve has the most famous one). Brussels has dozens of comic murals on its Comic Book Walk. Photograph one.