Business Traveler, Dec/Jan 2021
b u s i n e s s t r a v e l e r u s a c o m 5 7 D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 0 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 through a tunnel under the Westway stopping to appreciate ceramicist Robert Dawsons wall mural The blue hued tiles pay homage to the area featuring a pattern based on the Crossrail logo and a portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel the engineer behind the network of tunnels bridges and viaducts for the Great Western Railway founded in 1833 approved by Parliament in1835 and ran its first trains in 1838 Turn left down St Marys Terrace until you reach Maida Avenue Youre now in the heart of Little Venice one of Londons most coveted residential areas famed for its Regency white stucco villas and quaint houseboats along Regents Canal Walk left and cross over to the peaceful Rembrandt Gardens for leafy views of the waterways and narrowboats 4 DARCIE AND MAY GREEN Now that youve worked up an appetite head back to the Paddington arm of the canal to experience one of its many eateries Highlights include Darcie and May Green an Antipodean restaurant housed in a barge on the canal This floating and popular hangout could easily be mistaken for an art installation with its colorful façade designed by Sir Peter Blake creator of the Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover fame and its 165 footlong upper deck is a prime spot for people and canal watching Another option is London Shell Co which runs seafood cruises aboard the Prince Regent offering set menus for lunch and dinner If youre prone to seasickness its neighboring sister restaurant the Grand Duchess is safely moored on land daisygreenfood com londonshellco com 5 PERGOLA PADDINGTON End your fleeting visit with a welldeserved aperitif From Darcie and May Green and London Shell Co take a left turn into Sheldon Square and then continue on to Kingdom Street until you reach Pergola Paddington This picturesque partially open air food court is set over two floors and is clad in a leafy canopy of flowers and fairy lights It has four self service street food vendors that change seasonally plus two bars daybeds for lounging and weekend DJ sets pergolapaddington com BT DARREN CURZON MARTIN LEITCH VICTORHUANG ISTOCK PASCO PHOTOGRAPHY 5 3 2 4 4 H O U R S
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