At the big town square in the Swedish town Västerås, right in front of the City Hotel “Stadshotellet”, there is a sculpture of workers on bicycles on their way to work. It’s also a great hint of how this town should be explored best by the tourists.
The sculpture was created by the artist B G Broström and called ASEA-strömmen, symbolizing workers on their way to work in the 30-50′s at the big Swedish Electricity company ASEA (later ABB), which was founded in Västerås as early as 1883.
I loved to take a closer look at two of the sculptured workers, they looked so authentic, especially with the snow.
This sculpture is a reminder of a time when many Swedes did go to work by bicycle instead of buses or cars, but it also reminds us of all kind of travel by bicycle.
Västerås – as many other Swedish cities – has excellent bicycle roads, so next time you’re in town – or another town: why not take a bicycle sightseeing tour? More and more cities starting to offer rental or even free bicycles everywhere.
We’ll definitely keep this in mind – unless it’s raining… then we’ll rent a boat! *giggles*
Lifecruiser ♥ Bicycles
Earlier post about this town:
Swedish Roadtrip: Vasteras Gherkin Town
The sculptures are so realist! Sounds the workers are alive in this beautiful place with snow. I know in the future I will meet them in Stockolm!
Wonderful—
Is it City Bikes for rent ( Imean fir free, just deposit)
hugs
T and A
ps. lørdag 10 april – kan dere dere med Ryanair ta til Oslo-Rygge?
hentet og levert tilbake.
god mat og bobler-
eget rom
They look so real that I thought the poor guys on a bike in the snow !
cycling is a great way to experience a city. many might find a big city like London daunting to cycle around but it’s actually very safe (although I had once a bike accident eh eh) and it gets you easily everywhere. Amsterdam is another great city to cycle around and I would love to see every town with a sightseeing bicycle’s route
I love small sculptures in cities and towns. I think it gives a cultural feel to the place and shows a civic pride. Maybe that is a post one day for me – some favourite sculptures around towns. This one has a wonderful realism to it (though the idea of cycling in deep snow is not an Australians idea of a good time!!).
Cycling is without a doubt the best way to explore a city. You can see things from behind the window of a bus but you can’t feel and hear the vibrancy of the city. With a bike you are in touch with the city; you get the feel of it. People can live for years in a city without ever really knowing it because they are cocooned from it in their cars every day.