Spot a Polish-language menu

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 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) 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 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 kebab stand

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

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 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 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 an amber jewellery window

Find an amber shop (especially in Kazimierz and around Rynek Główny) with rows of orange-and-gold amber jewellery. Photograph the window.

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 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 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 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 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 Warsaw Mermaid (Syrenka)

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