Saudi Arabia's King Salman Certainly Knows A Thing Or Two About Luxuries

Being a king can't be a bad gig, can it?

Saudi Arabia's King Salman proves this, by the fact he's recently swanned over to Indonesia and littered his arrival with some of most unnecessary things ever. But you would though, wouldn't you? You're a king.

He landed in a gold-covered plane which looks bigger than anything ever, and exited via an escalator to where a huge crowd was ready to greet him. He attended with a reported 1,000 aides, again, just because he can.

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During the nine-day visit to Indonesia, where the 81-year-old plans to strengthen economic ties, he has made a series of luxurious demands. The first is a VIP toilet at a mosque in Jakarta. You may think 'Oh, a toilet especially for him, not too bad', but, in fact, the John was built from scratch.

To get to his VIP loo, though, he obviously needs transport, and so he's enlisted the help of two Mercedes-Benz limousines - one to carry him, the other to carry some of the 549 tonnes of luggage which he came with, which required 572 members of staff to handle. He also had a lift installed in the mosque, for easier access, according to the Daily Mail.

As he made his way through the rain to a presidential palace in the city of Bogor, protected by several umbrellas carried by his aides, President Joko Widodo described his visit as 'historic'.

"As the country with the biggest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia will always have a special bond with Saudi Arabia," he said.

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While he stays in Indonesia, Salman is said to have enrolled protection from 10,000 police officers and soldiers, to make sure he's safe.

Putting his luxuries aside, his visit is rather significant. His trip is the first by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, and will result in a signed agreement which will see the two countries fight terrorism, the Daily Mail reports.

ISIS has been blamed for several attacks on Indonesia in the last year, making the county's officials increasingly more anxious over security.

The visit aims to build cultural and religious ties, promote education, strengthen economic bonds and combat terrorism together.

Topics: Saudi Arabia

Mark McGowan

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