Spot an amber jewellery window

Spot a bigos plate

Find a Polish bigos hunter's stew on a restaurant table. Photograph the stew.

Spot a bigos stew

Find a plate of bigos (Polish hunter's stew with sauerkraut and meat) on a milk bar or restaurant menu. Photograph the stew.

Spot a Chopin bench (musical)

Find one of the 15 Chopin benches scattered along the Royal Route (press the button to play a Chopin piece). Photograph the bench.

Spot a Cloth Hall souvenir stall

Walk through the Sukiennice arcade and find a souvenir stall with amber, wooden chess sets or painted boxes. Photograph one stall.

Spot a hejnał trumpeter

On the hour, a bugler plays the hejnał from the top of St. Mary's Basilica (interrupted mid-tune, as legend has it). Photograph the open window or the moment.

Spot a Kazimierz Jewish heritage facade

Walk into Kazimierz and find a heritage shopfront with old Polish or Yiddish lettering. Photograph the painted sign.

Spot a klezmer band reference

In Kazimierz find a klezmer band poster, a fiddle in a shop window or a klezmer venue. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Krakow bagel stand at Rynek

Find the obwarzanek street stand on Rynek Główny with the stacked pretzel rings on a glass case. Photograph the stand.

Spot a Krakow horse-drawn carriage

Find a Krakow horse-drawn carriage (dorożka) waiting on Rynek Główny. Photograph the horses.

Spot a Krakow paczki shop

Find a pączki shop (Polish jelly donuts) with rows of dusted donuts. Photograph the donuts.

Spot a Krakow rooftop view

Climb up Wawel Hill or a viewpoint and photograph the Krakow rooftops with St. Mary's towers in the panorama.

Spot a Krakow tram

Find a Krakow tram (MPK) on its route. Photograph one passing a heritage building.

Spot a Krakow vintage Trabant or Fiat 126

Find a vintage Polish car: the Fiat 126p (Maluch) or a Trabant on a sightseeing tour. Photograph the car.

Spot a Łazienki Park peacock

In Łazienki Park find the resident peacocks roaming free, especially near the Palace on the Water. Photograph a peacock with its tail.

Spot a Marie Curie reference

Find a Marie Skłodowska-Curie reference: the Curie Museum on Freta Street, a poster, a street name, a souvenir. Photograph the reference.

Spot a milk bar (bar mleczny)

Find a Krakow bar mleczny with the cafeteria sign and chalkboard menu. Photograph the storefront.

Spot a milk bar (bar mleczny) sign

Find a bar mleczny (Polish cafeteria-style soup-and-dumpling spot, often Communist-era). Photograph the storefront with the menu chalkboard.

Spot a paczki donut

Find a pączek (Polish jelly donut) in a bakery window, glazed and filled with rose-petal jam or plum. Photograph the donut.

Spot a paczki shop window

Find a pączki shop (Pączkarnia) with rows of jam donuts glazed and ready. Photograph the rows.

Spot a pierogi plate

Find a plate of pierogi (Polish dumplings) at a restaurant, milk bar or street stall. Sweet, savoury, fried or boiled. Photograph the half-moons.

Spot a Polish flag

Find a Polish flag (horizontal white-red) flying on a building, balcony or government facade. Photograph it.

Spot a Polish flower bouquet stall

Find a kiosk or street stall selling fresh flower bouquets (Warsaw has them on many corners). Photograph the colours.

Spot a Polish folk-art roosters or paper cut

Find a Polish folk-art shop with łowicz paper-cut roosters, embroidered fabrics, painted wooden boxes. Photograph the folk craft.

Spot a Polish folk-art shop

Find a Polish folk-art shop with wycinanki paper-cuts, painted wooden boxes, hand-painted ceramics. Photograph the folk craft.

Spot a Polish kebab stand

Find a Warsaw kebab stand (Berlin's döner travelled and conquered Warsaw too). Photograph the spit-cone of meat.

Spot a Polish marigold or flower stall

Find a Krakow flower stall, especially around Rynek Główny or Mariacki square. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Polish pope reference (John Paul II)

Find a reference to Pope John Paul II (his statue near Wawel, a portrait in a religious shop, a postcard). Karol Wojtyła was Archbishop of Krakow. Photograph the reference.

Spot a Polish vodka

Find a Polish vodka bottle (Belvedere, Żubrówka with grass blade, Wyborowa) in a window or on a bar. Photograph the bottle.

Spot a Polish vodka bar (Wódka Bar)

Find a wódka bar with a row of flavoured vodkas (cherry, hazelnut, quince, juniper) on shelves. Photograph the bottles in a row.

Spot a Polish vodka bottle

Find a Polish vodka bottle in a shop or on a restaurant table (Wyborowa, Belvedere, Żubrówka with the grass blade). Photograph the bottle.

Spot 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 vodka shot glass set in a shop

Find a shop selling Polish-pattern vodka shot glasses or amber-tinted decanters. Photograph the display.

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 a zapiekanka

Find a zapiekanka (open-faced baguette with mushrooms and cheese) at the Plac Nowy round building in Kazimierz. Photograph the long bread.

Spot an obwarzanek pretzel ring

Find an obwarzanek (Krakow ring-shaped bread) at a street cart on Rynek Główny. The poppy-seed or sesame ring. Photograph one.

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 Krakow pierogi

Find a plate of pierogi (Polish dumplings) at a restaurant or milk bar in Krakow. Photograph the plate.

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 St. Florian's Gate

Find the Brama Floriańska, the 14th-century gate at the top of Floriańska. Photograph the arch.

Spot St. Mary's Basilica twin towers

Find the two unequal-height towers of St. Mary's Basilica (Mariacki) on Rynek Główny. Photograph the towers against the sky.

Spot the Barbican

Find the gothic Barbican (Barbakan) at the northern end of Floriańska Street. Photograph the brick fortification.

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 Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)

Find the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) in the middle of Rynek Główny, with its arcaded shopping passage. Photograph the long facade.

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 Plac Nowy round building

Walk into Plac Nowy in Kazimierz and find the round market building. Photograph the wooden roof.

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 Town Hall Tower

On Rynek Główny find the Town Hall Tower (Wieża Ratuszowa), the leaning brick tower that's the only remnant of the old town hall. Photograph the tower.

Spot the Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka)

Find the Warsaw Mermaid statue on the Old Town Square (sword and shield in hand). Photograph the bronze mermaid.

Spot the Wawel Castle silhouette

Find the Wawel Castle on its hill above the Vistula. Photograph the castle silhouette from the city or the river.

Spot the Wawel Dragon

At the foot of Wawel Hill find the bronze Smok Wawelski dragon statue. The dragon breathes fire every few minutes. Photograph it (or the flame).