Danish Letter Box

I've always liked letter boxes –or mail boxes, if you prefer. Perhaps because I've always liked letters – sending them and receiving them – but also because these pieces of street furniture are so unique to each country, and are somehow like familiar friends who never change, but who discreetly represent their country whenever we think of them. Telephone boxes, buses, currency and stamps do the same, but letter boxes are far quainter –almost refuges of a former age; who knows how long they will last in this email and instant message era. The Danish letter box is, like Denmark itself, bright, matter-of-fact and cheerful. Its red and white colours nicely mirror the Danish flag, and I found the combination of the chic box and the fairly tired-looking wall most pleasing, in a very Danish way! Location: Copenhagen, Denmark