Spotted in The Hague (Or: A German volunteer fire truck)

Occasionally I’ll come across a German volunteer fire truck parked in the streets of The Hague:

Of course, someone bought it and it is just their vehicle now, but it is still eye-catching.

Here’s a close up:

The similarities between Dutch and German are interesting.

English = Dutch = German

Fire department = brandweer = Feuerwehr

Or volunteer = vrijwilliger = Freiwilliger

Of course, it’s always easier to read German than to speak it.