Mourners Unfazed By Long Wait To Pay Respects To King

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

An officer explains what is not allowed inside the Grand Palace on Saturday in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — To describe the lines outside the Grand Palace on Saturday as very long would be an understatement.

 

In four rows, lines of mourners waiting to be among the first 10,000 allowed in to pay their respects snaked naga-like outside.

 

The lucky ones would wait just eight or nine hours before being ushered with 99 others into the Grand Palace’s Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall to spend two to three minutes with the royal urn and coffin of King Bhumibol, who died Oct. 13 at 88.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2016/10/29/mourners-unfazed-long-wait-pay-respects-king/

 

 

 

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Edited October 30, 20169 yr by seedy
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Lucky ones wait 8-9 hours, is there a roof above them against rain and sunshine?? I would prefer to wait in the rain though, sunshine in black clothes is very uncomfortable.

I believe they would be "unfazed"

Interesting collection of items in that box….a lot of spoons…..some people carry the strangest things.