Spot a Viking helmet souvenir

Spot a Brennivín bottle

Find a bottle of Brennivín (Black Death, Icelandic caraway schnapps) in a Vínbúðin window or a bar shelf. Photograph the black label.

Spot a Bunad national costume

Find a Norwegian bunad (traditional embroidered costume) in a tailor's window or on a passerby (especially around 17 May, Norway's national day). Photograph the bunad.

Spot a colourful Reykjavik house

Find a brightly painted corrugated-iron house (red, blue, yellow, green) in the centre of Reykjavik. Photograph the cheerful facade.

Spot a fish-and-chip stand

Find an Icelandic fish-and-chips stand (Reykjavík Fish Restaurant, Icelandic Fish & Chips). Photograph the cod with the chips and skyr-tartar sauce.

Spot a fish-drying rack (hjallur)

Find a wooden fish-drying rack (in the city or on a tour route to the Reykjanes peninsula). The dried-fish smell is the giveaway. Photograph the rack.

Spot a fjord view

Find a view of the Oslofjord from the harbour, Akershus or a hill. Photograph the water with islands or a boat in shot.

Spot a Grünerløkka street art piece

Walk into Grünerløkka and find a piece of street art on Markveien or Thorvald Meyers gate. Photograph the wall.

Spot a hákarl shop

Find Icelandic hákarl (fermented shark) at the Kolaportið flea market or a deli display. Photograph the white cubes. (Sampling optional and not recommended.)

Spot a kanelbolle (cinnamon bun)

Find a Norwegian kanelbolle (large cinnamon roll with pearl sugar) in a bakery window or on a fika plate. Photograph the swirl.

Spot a lopapeysa

Find a lopapeysa (traditional Icelandic wool sweater with the yoke pattern) on a hanger, on a tourist or in a shop. Photograph the yoke pattern.

Spot a lupine flower

In June through August find Alaskan lupines blanketing roadside hills, parks or souvenir prints. Photograph the purple fields.

Spot a Northern Lights poster

Find a Northern Lights tour poster, T-shirt, postcard or photograph in a shop or hotel lobby. Photograph the green swirl.

Spot a Norwegian cabin (hytte) painting

Find a Norwegian hytte (red wooden cabin) painted on a postcard rack, depicted on a bag, or even a small replica in a shop. Photograph the iconic red cabin.

Spot a Norwegian fjord boat

Find a wooden fjord cruise boat moored at the Aker Brygge harbour or sailing out. Photograph the boat.

Spot a Norwegian hot dog with lompe

Find a Norwegian hot dog wrapped in a soft potato flatbread (lompe) at a kiosk. Photograph the wrap.

Spot a Norwegian rosemaling pattern

Find traditional Norwegian rosemaling (decorative floral painting) on a cabinet, plate or souvenir. Photograph the painting.

Spot a Norwegian salmon-skin wallet or design

Find a Scandinavian design shop with Norwegian wool, Helly Hansen jackets or salmon-themed merch. Photograph the storefront or product.

Spot a Norwegian sweater pattern

Find a Norwegian sweater with a traditional pattern (the Marius pattern, the eight-pointed star, lice pattern) in a shop window or on someone. Photograph the pattern.

Spot a Norwegian wool blanket

Find a wool blanket with traditional pattern in a shop window or on a café chair (Røros Tweed, Pendleton-style). Photograph the wool.

Spot a puffin souvenir

Find a puffin (lundi) in a souvenir-shop window: plush toy, key chain, fridge magnet, fluffy hat. The orange beak is unmistakable. Photograph the puffin.

Spot a rainbow street (Skólavörðustígur)

Walk up Skólavörðustígur toward Hallgrímskirkja and find the rainbow-painted street. Photograph the rainbow with the church at the top.

Spot a reindeer reference

Find a reindeer reference: a Sami crafts shop window, reindeer meat on a menu, an antler souvenir. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Reykjavik street art piece

Find a piece of Reykjavik street art (Selur the seal, large murals on Laugavegur, the Mokka Cat). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Reykjavik weatherproof jacket

Find a 66°North or Cintamani jacket on someone or in a window. Iceland's outerwear brands are everywhere. Photograph the jacket.

Spot a Royal Guard at Slottet

Find one of the Norwegian Royal Guards in dark uniform in front of the Royal Palace. Photograph the guard at the sentry box.

Spot a salmon plate

Find a salmon plate on a Norwegian restaurant table (graavlaks, smoked, with dill and lemon). Photograph the pink flesh.

Spot a skyr container

Find a tub of skyr (Icelandic strained yogurt) in a grocery or café fridge. Photograph the package.

Spot a thermal-pool sign

Find a sundlaug (geothermal swimming pool) sign in Reykjavik (Vesturbæjarlaug, Sundhöllin, Laugardalslaug). Photograph the entrance.

Spot a Tjörnin pond bird

Walk to Tjörnin, the central city pond, and find a swan, duck or goose. Photograph the bird with the City Hall in the background.

Spot a tour bus advert

Find a Golden Circle or Blue Lagoon tour bus advertisement on a wall, a bus stop or a souvenir-shop window. Photograph the advert.

Spot a troll souvenir

Find a wooden or rubber troll in a souvenir-shop window (Norway's mascot, often with wild hair and a big nose). Photograph the troll.

Spot a Vigeland Park bronze

Walk into Vigelandsparken and find a Gustav Vigeland bronze (the Sinnataggen / Angry Boy, the Monolith, family groups). Photograph one figure.

Spot a whale-watching boat

Find a whale-watching boat at the Old Harbour (Elding, Whale Safari). Photograph the boat at the dock.

Spot a yarn shop

Find a yarn shop with Icelandic lopi wool in dozens of colours (Handprjónasambandið on Skólavörðustígur). Photograph the wool stacks.

Spot a Þingvellir or Geysir poster

Find a Þingvellir or Geysir tour poster in a window, hotel lobby or tourism office. Photograph the poster.

Spot Akershus Fortress

Walk to Akershus Festning on the harbour and find the medieval-and-Renaissance fortress walls. Photograph the ramparts.

Spot an Akevitt bottle

Find a bottle of akevitt (Norwegian spiced spirit) in a liquor shop window or behind a restaurant bar. Photograph the brown bottle.

Spot an Icelandic horse

Find an Icelandic horse (real one near the city limits, or souvenir, postcard, sweater pattern). The small sturdy horse with long mane is uniquely Icelandic. Photograph the horse.

Spot an Icelandic hot dog (pylsur)

Find an Icelandic hot dog with everything (raw and crispy onions, ketchup, sweet mustard, remoulade). Bæjarins Beztu by the harbour is the classic. Photograph the loaded bun.

Spot an Oslo T-bane sign

Find the white T on blue at any Oslo Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.

Spot brown cheese (brunost)

Find brunost (caramelised brown goat cheese) in a deli window, on a breakfast tray or as the block on a special slicer. Photograph the brown brick.

Spot Hallgrímskirkja basalt facade

Walk to Hallgrímskirkja and find the 74-metre concrete church inspired by basalt columns. Photograph the facade from the front.

Spot Harpa concert hall

Find the Harpa Concert Hall on the harbour, with its honeycomb glass facade. Photograph the building reflecting the bay.

Spot lava rock in a wall

Find a lava-rock wall used in modern building (planters, garden walls, lobby facades). Photograph the black volcanic stone.

Spot Mount Esja in the distance

Find a view of Mount Esja, the 914-metre table mountain across the bay north of Reykjavik. Photograph the silhouette across the water.

Spot the Aker Brygge waterfront

Walk along Aker Brygge boardwalk and photograph the modern waterfront restaurants and boats moored alongside.

Spot the Holmenkollen ski jump

Find a view of the Holmenkollen ski jump (the white slope and tower on the hill behind Oslo). Photograph it from the city, or take the T-bane up.

Spot the Icelandic flag

Find an Icelandic flag (blue with a red-and-white cross) flying on a building, balcony or tour bus. Photograph it.

Spot the Leif Erikson statue

In front of Hallgrímskirkja find the bronze of Leifur Eiríksson, gift from the United States in 1930. Photograph the Viking explorer.

Spot the Munch Scream poster

Find a Scream poster, fridge magnet, T-shirt or mural anywhere in Oslo (The Munch museum or any souvenir shop). Photograph the figure.

Spot the new Munch Museum facade

Walk down to the new Munch Museum on the waterfront (Lambda) and photograph the slanted dark tower against the fjord.

Spot the Norwegian flag

Find a Norwegian flag (red with blue-and-white cross) flying on a building, boat or balcony. Photograph it.

Spot the Opera House roof

Walk to the Oslo Opera House and find the sloping white marble roof you can walk up. Photograph the angled slope.

Spot the Oslo City Hall (Rådhus)

Find the brick towers of the Oslo Rådhus on the waterfront. Photograph the twin towers from the harbour.

Spot the Phallological Museum sign

Find the Icelandic Phallological Museum on Hverfisgata or its sign. (Iceland's most peculiar museum.) Photograph the storefront.

Spot the Royal Palace (Slottet)

Walk to the top of Karl Johans gate and find the Royal Palace (Slottet), the yellow-and-white palace at the end. Photograph it across the open square.

Spot the Sinnataggen Angry Boy

In Vigeland Park find the Sinnataggen, the small bronze of a furious stamping boy with one hand on hip. Photograph the bronze with his fist clenched.

Spot the Sun Voyager (Sólfar)

Walk along the Sæbraut waterfront to the Sun Voyager sculpture, the silver Viking-ship-skeleton shape. Photograph it with the bay and mountains behind.