Tag: funeral
2009
02.18
Honor the Dead

Vietnamese funeral We got the opportunity to attend a Vietnamese funeral with Mrs. Douk and her friend, both friends of the owners of the restaurant we are now calling our home away from guest-house away from home. The Lao’s burn their dead, but people from Vietnam bury underground in a coffin the same as in [...]

2008
11.17

The beloved princess Galyani Vadhana died in January at the age of 84 years from abdominal cancer. The 6-day and 300 million baht (6.6 million euro) royal funeral ceremony started two days ago at the Grand Palace. Shows and parties have been canceled or postponed and TV is broadcasting either the royal ceremonies or other [...]