In The Practice of Everyday Life, de Certeau writes that the cityıs "story begins on the ground level, with foot steps . . . . [T]heir intertwined paths give the shape to the spaces" (1984, 97). To articulate how walking makes lived space, de Certeau draws a distinction between the geometric theoretical construction of of the urban planner and the knowledge of the . He calls these situated experiences "walking rhetorics." My goal here is to guide you through the lived space of the city by shuttling back and forth between these two levels.