A Total Guiri Move

The Alameda de Hércules is hands-down, my favorite outdoor space in Sevilla. In my youth, it used to be a somewhat gritty giant plaza of dirt, perfect for botellóning into the wee hours with lots of other college students. Then, it got gentrified aka the city paved the giant dirt oval and added two playgrounds and suddenly the Alameda was the perfect place for the formerly youthful to take their small kids to run off some energy while the parents sat on one of the many, many terrace cafes. I'm not going to do any research here, so take this info with the knowledge that I'm maybe completely making this up, but AFAIK the Alameda used to be a run-off creek of the Guadalquivir River or something. Hence, it tends to have a cool breeze going down it that is especially appreciated in the summer time. The Alameda is huge and lined with a lot of tall shady trees and comfortable concrete benches. There are also two playgrounds (one better suited to big kids and one that is more toddler-f...