Prêt-à-Promener: Vanessa Seward Takes Us on a Walking Tour of Her Paris Inline

  • Designer Vanessa Seward proposed descending down to the train platform of the Pont Cardinet station not far from her...
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    Designer Vanessa Seward proposed descending down to the train platform of the Pont Cardinet station, not far from her apartment in the 17th Arrondissement, as a break from the typical Parisian backdrop.

  • So the pizza and pasta may not rival the citys neobistros but Seward her husband and their 6yearold daughter Jacqueline...
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    So the pizza and pasta may not rival the city’s neo-bistros, but Seward, her husband, and their 6-year-old daughter, Jacqueline, feel particularly welcome at this neighborhood spot, named after the Mona Lisa.

  • Sewards sleepy Batignolles quartier is catching up to the present with a massive urban development project to the...
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    Seward’s sleepy Batignolles quartier is catching up to the present with a massive urban development project to the north—land that was intended for the Olympic Village when Paris bid for the 2012 games.

  • One of the many charming vignettes within the Square des Batignolles a beautifully landscaped space that dates back to...
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    One of the many charming vignettes within the Square des Batignolles, a beautifully landscaped space that dates back to 1862. We weren’t sure what to make of this duck’s graphic coloration.

  • In the foreground an oldfashioned Wallace fountain one of 67 identical public drinking fountains throughout the capital....
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    In the foreground: an old-fashioned Wallace fountain, one of 67 identical public drinking fountains throughout the capital. Behind: further proof that the area is turning a new leaf.