On the evening of July 25, thousands of people lined up along the streets near the National Funeral House (5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi) to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - the outstanding leader who devoted his life to the country and the people.

On the evening of July 25, in the dense line of people lining up on the sidewalk of Yec Xanh Street and Tran Thanh Tong Street waiting to pay their respects   General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Ms. Thanh - a 70-year-old former youth volunteer - sweat soaked her shirt.

From 9am, Ms. Thanh and Ms. Lan (neighbor, 64 years old) took the bus from Son Tay town to Hanoi city center to wait to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Having to take 3 bus routes, it took more than 1 hour for the two women to reach the area around the National Funeral House to wait.

By the evening of July 25, when the funeral organizing committee began to arrange for   People came to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Ms. Thanh and Ms. Lan lined up. The water bottles they brought were empty, and there were many people, so the two ladies showed signs of fatigue.

"Do you have any cake or candy, give her one," a woman in line above Ms. Thanh told reporters.   Tien Phong . Thanks to the two cakes left in the reporter's backpack, Ms. Thanh and Ms. Lan "recovered" to continue waiting in line. At this time, the   volunteer   The staff also brought bottled water for the line of people waiting to visit General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

"He loved his country and people so much, we wanted to come to pay our respects, burn incense, and see him off to his eternal rest," said Ms. Thanh. According to Ms. Thanh, when General Vo Nguyen Giap passed away, she also waited in line to pay her respects. On the occasion of September 2, Ms. Thanh and Ms. Lan also regularly waited in line to enter the Mausoleum to pay their respects to President Ho Chi Minh.

"We continue to line up, we will probably be able to get in soon," said Ms. Lan, then slowly moved with the crowd to Tran Thanh Tong street, getting closer and closer to the gate.   National Funeral Home.

Like Ms. Thanh and Ms. Lan, Ms. Nguyen Thi Muu (75 years old, Hai Phong) was determined to go to Hanoi very early to wait to pay her respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Waking up at 3am, she, her husband and 2 neighbors hired a taxi and traveled more than 100km to Hanoi.

"I came in here to eat a bowl of noodles, then I sat down and waited for others to come in and eat," Ms. Muu shared at 12 noon on July 25.

To get in   To pay respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Ms. Muu waited at the Flower Garden opposite the National Funeral Home from 6am. "The round trip fare was probably 1.6 million VND, 400,000 VND per person," Ms. Muu said.

Talking about the "motivation" to overcome the hardships of the long journey to visit General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Ms. Muu said that this was an act showing her heart for "a leader with heart, vision, and wholehearted devotion to the people and the country".

"I think we should try to light an incense stick for Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong - a leader who is wholeheartedly devoted to the people and the country," Ms. Muu said emotionally.

Mrs. Muu also said that when General Vo Nguyen Giap passed away, she and her neighbors also lined up several kilometers to pay their respects. It seemed to be a gesture of respect and gratitude towards the leaders who devoted themselves to the nation and the country.

As the evening wore on, the crowds of people pouring into the streets adjacent to the National Funeral Home - No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong grew larger and larger. Sharing with reporters   Tien Phong , many people said they are willing to wait another 4-5 hours, or even longer, to visit General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.