June 8

I only walked 3.78 km today but I also bicycled a bit. While walking in Helena I was thinking about walking in Amsterdam, a city I have never been to but am vicariously experiencing through correspondence with DVvGD. I find it remarkable that two cities such as Helena and Amsterdam can exist simultaneously. Helena is a lightly populated city rich with a relatively recent history of gold mining and the American colonial frontier, whereas Amsterdam is densely populated and immersed in the complex histories of Europe. The experience of perambulation in these two cities couldn't be more incongruent yet there is a thread of similarity that is exposed through certain images.