Thursday, December 3, 2009

Celebrate the 82nd birthday of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Security guards push a trolley past a giant portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Thais throughout the country will celebrate the 82nd birthday of their king Saturday








A Thai vendor sells kites during the International Balloon Festival in Ayutthaya December 3, 2009. Pilots and their balloons from all over the world arrived for the four-day balloon festival at the world heritage site of Ayutthaya as part of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday celebration, which falls on December 5.




Hot air balloons float in the sky during the International Balloon Festival in Ayutthaya December 3, 2009. Pilots and their balloons from all over the world arrived for the four-day balloon festival in the world heritage site of Ayutthaya as part of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday celebration, which falls on December 5.



Thai children gather after a hot air balloon landed in their neighbourhood during the International Balloon Festival in Ayutthaya December 3, 2009. Pilots and their balloons from all over the world arrived for the four-day balloon festival at the world heritage site of Ayutthaya as part of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday celebration, which falls on December 5



Hot air balloons take off during the International Balloon Festival in Ayutthaya December 3, 2009. Pilots and their balloons from all over the world arrived for the four-day balloon festival at the world heritage site of Ayutthaya as part of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday celebration, which falls on December 5.




Well-wishers pray for King Bhumibol Adulyadej near Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok September 22, 2009. The health of Thailand's 81-year-old King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, has improved slightly after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in four days, the Royal Household Bureau said on Monday.



Well-wishers pray for the fast recover of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok December 1, 2009. Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej will appear in public on Saturday at Bangkok's Grand Palace on his 82nd birthday, but his traditional birthday eve address has been postponed indefinitely, palace officials said on Monday.




Buddhist monks pray for the fast recovery of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok December 1, 2009. Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej will appear in public on Saturday at Bangkok's Grand Palace on his 82nd birthday, but his traditional birthday eve address has been postponed indefinitely, palace officials said on Monday.




Bangkok's main street is decorated with lights to mark the birthday of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, December 3, 2009. King Bhumibol will appear in public on Saturday at Bangkok's Grand Palace on his 82nd birthday, but his traditional birthday eve address has been postponed indefinitely, palace officials said.



Bangkok's main street is decorated with lights to mark the birthday of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, December 3, 2009. King Bhumibol will appear in public on Saturday at Bangkok's Grand Palace on his 82nd birthday, but his traditional birthday eve address has been postponed indefinitely, palace officials said.


photo: AP, Reuters

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