I went to VÀsterÄs and had an okay time
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 19. 06. 2024
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This video is a totally different format from my other videos, and I'm super nervous to post it! I hope you guys like it, and if you'd like similar videos in the future, please let me know.
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I asked you guys on Instagram about things to do in VÀsterÄs, Sweden. After finding out it was known as "Cucumber City," I booked a train ticket and spent the afternoon trying your suggestions.
In this video, I visit or talk about:
1. Konst museum (Art museum), vÀstmanlands lÀn museum
2. Stadsparken (City park)
3. Stadshuset (City hall)
4. Slott (Castle)
5. Lake MĂ€laren
6. Kokpunkten (water park)
7. The Steam Hotel
8. Vallby Friluftsmuseum
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PĂ„ svenska
Jag frÄgade er pÄ Instagram om vad jag ska göra i VÀsterÄs, Sverige. SÄ mÄnga av er sa att VÀsterÄs Àr kÀnd för gurka och Àven kallas gurkstan.
Jag Ă„kte dit och vloggade min dag! - ZĂĄbava
"VÀsterÄs: had an okay time"
Yep, that sums that city up alright. :P
This has to be the most Swedish title to a CZcams video ever :D
it had one swedish word
Alltid lika roligt att se Sverige frÄn ett nytt perspektiv! Det Àr sÄ mycket vi tar för givet och inte ser som spÀnnande eller intressant, "hemmablinda"! :)
Visit Uppsala. The Cathedral is magnificent and the old parts of the town are nice.
Oh. And there's an actual castle there.
Ett tjat om historia fÄr man nÀr man Àr dÀr och allt om vikingar och Gustav Vasa till exempel sÄ
Om du Äker till Uppsala sÄ bör du vara dÀr lÀnge eftersom det Àr mycket att Äka till!
1. Uppsala Slott som Gustav Vasa började bygga
2. Gamla Uppsala högar som Àr gamla vikingagravar
3. Domkyrkan som de hĂ„ller pĂ„ att fixa i tornen med sĂ„ det Ă€r en gigantisk lyftkran dĂ€râŠ
4. Kungbjörns hög som Àr en till gammal vikingagrav i hÄgadalen dÀr ocksÄ predikstolen finns som Àr en liten klippa dÀr det förut vid bronsÄldern fanns en borg som vaktade hÄgaÄn.
OMG Uppsala is the most beautiful city ever, please go there! PS. I live there xD
Domkyrkan in VÀsterÄs have three stars in guide michelin.
And the botanical garden too! :)
Yes, but its a new one, 16th century.
H&M was founded in VÀsterÄs! I think the store is located at the same place where it opened 1947.
I'm just seeing this now lol. Very cool! I didn't know that!
Unfortunately not. The original store dosen't exist anymore
I lived in VÀsterÄs for 5 years, mostly because it is perfect for commuting to Stockholm and you can get an apartment for 1/5th of the price. I liked it there because it reminds me a lot of the city I grew up in in Germany, but whenever some friend wanted to see where I live it only took an hour to show them "everything".
Wich city in germany?
As someone who lives in VĂ€sterĂ„s, this was a complete roast video and I loved itđ
A roast of modernism, not the city per se. Quite a few beautiful buildings are still there, as she even pointed out (despite the 1960s "social democrats" attempts to eradicate bourgeois culture).
VĂ€sterĂ„sare hĂ€r, VĂ€sterĂ„s is a very boring city so i really appreciate the 6.5 gurkorđi did not expect it
I lived in Norra Vallby in the 80's
Ăster MĂ€larstrand and LillĂ„udden are beautiful but Willhemâs big Brown blocks at Liegatan in Hammarby đ
This was fun to watch. I think reviewing more Swedish towns could be an interesting video series :)
My immediate thought about VÀsterÄs Stadshus (when I moved to VÀsterÄs a few years back) was that it's a crossover between something from the Soviet Union and something from Mordor.... Everyone could imagine the Eye of Sauron at the top of that thing, right?!
Love your channel! Keep up the nice work!
Check out the police station in Norrköping if you haven't seen it. That really fits your description. đ
VÀsterÄs is a calm beautiful city
Being born and bred in VÀsterÄs, I really enjoyed this video. The museum is what I always recommend when people ask what to visit, so I'm glad you went. I do agree with you about the castle; it's not much to look at. Remember though, a fire in 1736 ruined quite a bit of what it used to be. Actually, VÀsterÄs is quite a significant city historically speaking, so read up on it if you find the time!
Also, there's a bit of a rivalry between Ărebro and VĂ€sterĂ„s. You're building bridges!
The tower you thought was the city hall is actually the ASEA tower. ASEA, once one of the most inventive and innovative company in Sweden within power technology made everything from simple switches to nuclear reactors. Electrical locomotives was also a big business and, actually, the US bought Rc locomotives from VÀsterÄs, the "Mighty Mouse" as they where called.
How cute can you be? You really looked like you were working for the Swedish secret service (noob lvl) at the start. Loved the video and its always so fun to get a "foringers" view of a place you have been many times.
You should visit Uppsala! I would love to show you around :)
HallÄ jag har varit typ överallt!
Mycket historiaâŠ
Lovely video. I now know a bit more about VĂ€sterĂ„s. Sometime you could maybe visit Simrishamn, Skillinge or Kivik on the east side of SkĂ„ne (area called Ăsterlen) if you want to experience beautiful nature and old houses on the sea side, or VĂ€xjö in SmĂ„land where there are a lot of lakes and new modern structures popping up all the time :) Just some tips to take in consideration.
Being from Ăsterlen, I approve of this comment.
You are in the Swedish ârust beltâ, lotsa old industrial towns recovering from their downturns. Go south and maybe to the west coast.
What, I think VÀsterÄs is quite beautiful! Next time you go there you have to see the cathedral and Tidö castle.
Hello! First time commenting. đ
Lovely video! VĂ€sterĂ„s is my home town so it felt really surreal to see you walk around there. I'm not used to seeing VĂ€sterĂ„s on CZcams đ I have a small channel and I've filmed some stuff downtown just to like, showcase a couple of buildings I like.
Loved seeing your perspective and to follow your day! There is a lack of things to see and experience but I would recommend going to Björnön and Anundshög for people wanting to experience some nature.
For your next trip, I would recommend the town of Uppsala. Very pretty architecture đ
Have a good day!
You have a great impact on Sweden, and our culture. Keep up the good work! You are amazing!
Love your editing and sense of humour. And your laugh is so infectious! đ Bra jobbat!
I really liked the video! In my opinion, VÀsterÄs definitely doesn't deserve to be called the ugliest city!
I don't know if you want to continue visiting "boring" or "ugly" cities... This tip is not of that type: go to Norrköping. Such a nice city, so much things to do there!
- Industrilandskapet (incl. Arbetets museum) has an old industrial look and great atmosphere, cafés and bars.
- KnÀppingsborg area, cute blocks of small shops and restaurants.
- Visualiseringscenter C, a dome theatre with movies and exhibitions.
- Strömparken: a nice stroll in a central park next to Motala ström.
- Folkparken: disc golf, ice cream, "Àventyrsgolf" with miniature buildings from Norrköping city, a stroll around Motala ström.
Oh, and an hour away with bus from Norrköping is Arkösund, one way to get out in the archipelago. :)
You also have Anunds hög just outside of VÀsterÄs.
It is the biggest iron age buriel mound of the country. At the same site you also have the biggest collection of ship shape stone settings. And a café.
You just have to visit Ăngelsberg (about 40 minutes from VĂ€sterĂ„s). Ăngelsberg is a small Village with old industrial heritage. Here you will find Oljeön, an Island with the worlds oldest preseved oil refinery. There's also Engelsbergs iron works, a world heritage site. In the town there's lots of old villas and houses from the 19-20th century. You can have lunch/dinner or fika in one of them and look at the beautiful view over Oljeön and lake Ă mĂ€nningen.
Cant forget to mention that you can take the train from VĂ€sterĂ„s to the old station In Ăngelsberg! (Takes 45 minutes).
Enjoyed watching that, it was a genuine wandering around visiting a town experience. Also you reminded me to go and watch some uppdrags: mat and see if my Swedish has got better.
Haha, no way. I was in VÀsterÄs earlier this week, literally for the first time as well. I think I might've even visited the same café!
Anyway, really enjoying watching you experience all things Swedish for the first time, keep it up!
Instead of Kumla, you should go to Nora, especially in the summer. It's the north of Ărebro. 30 min with bus.
Absolutely supercute town!
God, I love you! Youâre so funny and inspirational đđ»đđ»
LOL that you forgot about the cucumbers. Ălskar din kanal och din personlighet!
As a Vasterasare in the USA I really enjoyed this video and it really made me homesick.
Nice to see my home town thru your eyes.
So nice to see you visiting VÀsterÄs! :)
I just canât refuse to say that my favourite thing to read about is Swedish history, i just LOVE museums about our my history, so if you come close to any historical museum iâd reccomend to visit them, especially the âVasa Museumâ ( my fav ) have a good one â€ïžâđ„
You should definitely visit BorlÀnge, but I'd recommend you touring around Dalarna if you got the time and is interested in Swedish history and culture. Learning about the copper mines in Falun, the origin of the dalahÀst and Vasaloppet and so much more.
Stumbled over you channel and I just adore it. You should make a trip to the north of Sweden to experience the nordic light, maybe the Icehotel, if you go in the winter or the midnight sun in the summers. â€
Loved this video! Ser gÀrna fler vlogvideor nÀr du reser nÄgonstans.
Perhaps some interesting information is that the building that you thought was a better alternative to the state house is the Swedish headquarters for ABB and which was originally built as ASEA's (the A in ABB) headquarters. The hydroelectric plant below the castle was also built on ASEA's behalf so that sufficient electricity could be ensured for ASEA's production. vÀsterÄs is also the hometown of H&M.
Nicely edited, fun to learn about VÀsterÄs, and your commentary is always hilarious. Come over to Oslo and do a rating here to, we dont have cucumbers but lots of other fun things.
In VĂ€sterĂ„s you should visit DjĂ€knenerget as well đ
Maybe this could be a series on the channel? You visit different Swedish cities and make videos about it, like this one. It was verry enjoyable!
This video is essentially an extension of what i tell foreigners when they ask me about Sweden: That Sweden is a great place to live, and an okay place to visit đ€Ł
I really enjoyed this video! Keep it up
That ough sound bite cracks me up every time
The "creepy" music at the train station sounds like "Miserere" by Italian renaissance composer Gregorio Allegri. It's a classical masterpiece.
It is. I love it!
It should also be pointed out that it's an example of what (at least in Sweden) is known as "excluding design" - that is, an area meant to deter (homeless) people from wanting to stay there for too long.
@@jonathanandersson3402 That is certainly not at all what this music was designed for.
Love the video!
Look up Nyköping, it's a smaller town 1h from Stockholm. I love the scenery and the castle is very beautiful! (In summer they also have a history journey with live reenactment lol)
Gillar din personlighet, hoppas att du fortsÀtter göra fler videos =) thumbs up
VÀsterÄs is my hometown!
Could you do a video of your favorite places in Orebro? I am curious about your city!
This video was wonderful! I hope you do more like this one! (:
Very nice video! It was both fun and interesting to follow you around in VÀsterÄs!
Welcome to Falun and the world heritage site Falun copper mine or Falu koppargruva. You can do BorlÀnge on the same trip. Just take enough time. I guess one day in each city is the minimum. As you noticed, one day in VÀsterÄs passes by very quickly.
Very nice! Would love to see more
VÀsterÄsgurka is a smaller field cucumber and it's often the pickled version which is typical for VÀsterÄs.
There is a lot of places worth mentioning, but if you're into castles I do recommend Mariefred with Gripsholms Castle or Skokloster south of Uppsala - which is accessible either by boat (a nice way to travel) or by car. The latter only in summer though.
VÀsterÄs is the birthplace of the pub chain Bishops Arms. Also, there was a restaurant in the city that is rumored to be the first place in Sweden you could order a pizza (in 1947).
I kind of guess that the bronze age settlements showed in the museums would have been where VÀsterÄs is situated as I guess that place would have been under water in the bronze age. The post glacial rebound has raised central Sweden a LOT since then, and MÀlaren would probably have been a part of the Baltic sea.
As for places to visit: Visby! While some weeks like medeltidsveckan, almedalsveckan etc are of particular interest, it's worth visiting whenever you have time. Have a beer in a pub in the basement of a building that was built in the 1200s, check out the city wall and all the ruins, learn the harrowing story about the 1361 Danish sacking of the city. If you do go during medeltidsveckan, watch a real medieval-style tournament!
I loved it and Iâd love to see more of this kind of video but thatâs not to say that I donât love your other style of videos. Iâm sorry about the cucumbers, I love cucumbers I was excited to see what made their cucumbers so special! đ€Łâ€ïžđ
haha! Àlskar din personlighet!
6:41 That map is a bit misrepresentative! The connections from MĂ€laren to the Baltic Sea are mainly in central Stockholm and are quite slim. The reason why MĂ€laren is a sweetwater lake and not just a huge bay of the brackish Baltic is because of the locks in and around Stockholm, the one in Slussen being the most famous.
And by the way, you should visit Uppsala next! đ
Yes, I also thought that map looked weird. There's only two natural connections between MĂ€laren and Ăstersjön (the other two are man-made canals.). Söderström has been made navigable with sluice gates (Slussen) while Norrström is too turbulent. The flow of the water is also an indication that MĂ€laren is not a bay. Before the lock was built, boats had to be dragged upstream into MĂ€laren using horses.
@@frankkrunk The water flow is a good point. So one could technically say that MĂ€laren is just a very wide river, I guess?
Uppsala, not yet as destructed as VÀsterÄs, but quickly closing the gap.
@@herrbonk3635 What do you mean?
@@95BWG That they build awful looking new milieus, even in the middle of the city, and still to this day plan to destroy more beautiful buildings from the 1800s and early 1900s.
I want to go there! I really miss Sweden so next time when I get back I may go there for a trip
I live in Sweden's "second ugliest city" VÀsterÄs and there is horse meat in our stores too, mainly in the form of sandwich spread, like ham. I sometimes buy horse meat as a topping for sandwiches and then have it on sandwiches, usually together with soft cheese and cucumber.
Concludes by saying that VÀsterÄs is the hometown of H&M
StrĂ€ngnĂ€s and maybe Mariefred (just outside of StrĂ€ngnĂ€s) that has Gripsholms Castle (a "real" castle đ). Real cozy in the summer!
I used to live in VĂ€sterĂ„s during my teenage years so recognized a lot of places but the steam hotel was new đ
Btw the 'Stadshus' looks like a soul-less remake of the Stockholm one.
You should definetly visit NynÀshamn. Just the name is a mouthful. Pitoresque harbour town. Ice cream bars, local fish/meat smokery, localy produced beers, big boats, local bards playing at bars/restaurants. And so on.
A day well spent in the summer.
You perfectly captured a typical small town :) Next time go to Sala and the silver mine! It's very cool.
SMALL TOWN its 5th lagest
Fun video! Do more!
I would try to visit Nora or Lindesberg in summer, two beautiful small towns at the edge of smallish lakes quite close to you as well.
Come to Uppsala, check out the Doom-Church and old Castle in the center. Just an 5-10min walk from the trainstation.
You probably have to go thru VÀsterÄs and/or Enköping to get here tho because the stupids planned for all trains to go through Stockholm.
So swedish to be shy! đŻâ€ïž
I for one certainly love this kind of videos. Maybe you could bring some friend to have a conversation with? Or interview some random one?
You are an American so that shouldn't be a problem! đ
I know it's quite far, but I really recommend Lund. I am biased as I live there, but it's soooo beautiful.
Great grand tour of VÀsterÄs.
I work in VÀsterÄs (Westeros :-) ), but so far I haven't had time to visit "things" around here.
My husband and I went to a swedish festivals a few years ago and a guy told him that he's from VĂ€sterĂ„s and my husband thought he made a Game of Thrones jokeđ
I have never seen so much of V-Ă„s!!, i just passed through once.
Tips Ă€r att besöka Visby pĂ„ Gotland!! Oförglömligt âšâš
I've lived in VĂ€sterĂ„s and I think it's quite beautiful đ€·đŒââïž
Cool! More of this.
BorlÀnge has some American vibes. Very car focused.
They literally have a four lane 80km/h road going straight through the city.
Glad you enjoyed my hometown altough without trying the famous VÀsterÄs-cucumbers :)
This was fun. Come to Norrköping :-)
This was fun!
Are you going to Stockholm any time soon? âșïž I have a trip booked there in mid August đ
You should go up north to Ăstersund/JĂ€mtland
I really think you would like the view from Frösön and the historyland/museum Jamtli,
and take a detour to Ă re. đ
The music at the train station is the end verse of Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere Mei, Deus", one of the most famous classical choral pieces of all time. No idea why it was playing though!
Uppdatera meeeera đđŒđđŒâ€
When I was living in Sweden, I regularly heard that VÀsterÄs was one of the ugliest towns of Sweden, so it made me curious. I went there 2 times and actually didn't think it was that bad. Yes, there are some ugly buildings, but the overall downtown area isn't that bad. Some areas are actually very nice! Many suburbs of Stockholm are way uglier and you will also find a lot of smaller, lesser known towns in Sweden that have ugly downtowns too. Interesting video btw!
As a non-swede, when I hear VĂ€sterĂ„s I think of Ronny from KĂ€rlek & Anarki đ. I am honestly puzzled how that can qualify as 2nd ugliest, it seems quite pretty to me!
I've got an office in the City Hall building (although I mostly work from home now during the pandemic). Whenever I go there, I can't help but to quietly hum the national anthem of Russia. đ It's just as depressing on the inside as on the outside
So many little cool things you always miss if you don`t get someone local to show you around. Some of VÀsterÄs most interesting historical points are to do with the developement of industri. ASEA-strömmen for instance. BryggargÄrden and Metallverken to name a few.
We also have the old millitary airforce base. Björnön is pretty special as well. Gamla stan and the kolonistugor down by the river.
And also all the little local anecdotes. Like the story about some of the local punkrockers that stole the T from the sign outside PUNKT so it just said PUNK. True or not it`s a local legend.
Nice video lrealy liked.. your presentation..đ from lndia
I grew up just outside of VÀsterÄs but moved to Gothenburg 11 years ago so it's pretty funny to see this popping up :').
About the list, being the ugliest city when you have places like Marstrand to compete with it's kind of easy to get the last position. Doesn't mean it's ugly per se, just in comparison :')
Never been to VÀsterÄs myself, only passed it from time to time. But BorlÀnge i have been to, and it is ugly ;)
Awesome video đ you need too visit gothenburg đ
I also remember the hotel from B2F as looking like that LOL
Oh! You where 200 meters away from my Escape Room haha. It's close to the first museum.
Thank you Meagan for giving some tips. I will stop there this weekend while heading in Orebro for a couple of days. Any tips for Orebro?
Didnt find any cucumber either. Damn!
Man, this is so weird to watch. For one thing, you went to a lot of places that most natives wouldn't even realise exists, and you missed out on a lot because you didn't go to the stuff that's farther out. No Erikslund, no Vallby, no HÀlla (kind of dead there anyway), and you didn't go to places like Myrorna. Regardless, it's interesting to see how someone else navigates a city. Tourists always manage to find stuff that's right there and that you've never seen before, and then take a great interest in them. Also, you didn't get to see the Christmas lights or people like tutmannen or getskÀgget. There's a lot to VÀsterÄs. Gyms (including some great free outdoor ones with running paths), forests, lots of places to swim...
Wow!
I love the understated tone. Never met a US citizen with this low key humor.
Nyköping is a must, the old capital, the castle, the amazing coastline by NÀvekvarn
I'm about to move to VÀsterÄs with my fiancé from London! I agree with you regarding the ugliness - I'm confused!? There's lots of really pretty places in VÀsterÄs but hey, maybe I've just not seen enough of Sweden yet lol. Steam Hotel is so cool and the water park is legit one of the best I've ever been to.
come to Malmö and we can have an amazing day :) so much to se and do! we can mabye meet up for a fika or just a walk along the sea in vÀstra hamnen or something!
Malmö is refugie city, danish country not even swedish.
You missed the Cathedral. Itâs nice and worth a trip of itâs own according to guide Michelin.
I think you are thinking about the clocktower in back to the future, which also looks nothing like that. :)
Cool that you were here. VÀsterÄs is a very lagom city. Not the most exciting. Kind of like Stockholms little brother. I like it though, but i may be biased. My family has been here for atleast five generations.