Unos van, otros vienen

The Alameda El Calvario is one of the few places in Antigua Guatemala where there is a designated pedestrian walkway and so it comes as no surprise to find people doing exercise, strolling or simply enjoying the tree-lined street. If you have visited Antigua Guatemala, I’m sure that if you walk, jog or ride a bicycle you have spend time here; am I correct?

10 Responses to "Unos van, otros vienen"

Manolo says:
January 20, 2013 at 7:27 pm
I preferred the way you titled it elsewhere: “Some that are on their way out, some that are on their way in” or “some going, while others coming”
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1. Rudy says:
  January 20, 2013 at 7:42 pm
  Yeah, but I could not find the correct words and rhythm for “Unos van, otros vienen” your translations are pretty good, but I still believe the Spanish phrase encloses so much more in a playful manner, don’t you agree?
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  1. Eric says:
    January 23, 2013 at 10:30 am
    Ay, Rudy ! Couldn’t you leave the title en espanol ? It would encourage your readers who don’t speak the language to investigate…and that would promote attendance at the numerous Spanish language schools in La Antigua, no ? Everybody wins! Ja-ja-ja !
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    1. Manolo says:
      January 23, 2013 at 6:39 pm
      Rudy! Maestro!
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      1. Rudy says:
        January 23, 2013 at 6:51 pm
        Okay guys, I listened to your requests and now the entry is entitled: Unos van, otros vienen…
      2. Eric says:
        January 25, 2013 at 9:34 am
        Perfecto, Rudy ! Like my profesora always says, “Parecemos mas atrativos, cuando hablamos en espanol…” ja-ja-ja! Of course, now you will have peole waiting outside of the Revue office for Spanish lessons…;)
AL says:
January 20, 2013 at 11:15 pm
I’ve never seen this, and I lived in Antigua for 6 months. I am still in town 2-3 times per week.
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1. Rudy says:
  January 20, 2013 at 11:23 pm
  It’s on Alameda El Calvario in the south end of Antigua Guatemala. Are you sure you haven’t been there yet?
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El Canche says:
January 21, 2013 at 8:35 am
Sometimes therer is no translation that keeps all that a phrase communicates and Spanish is has a musicality that cannot always be replicated: how about
“comings and goings on the Alameda El Calvario”
Is walking in Antigua still generally safe?…looks to be so.
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Eric says:
January 22, 2013 at 9:13 am
You are correct ! Y me sorprendio que estuve alli solo en esa bella manana. Pero, es posible que la belleza de la Alameda el Calvario es ‘tipico’ a los antiguenos … ;D
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