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HSBC in Male, just can't resist to take one..
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| According to the guide, this island is a prison as Male is too crowded for prisoners
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| Bank of Maldives - I wonder how many branches it has got?
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| The seashell-like inscriptions are their official language
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President's boat (well...one of the few)
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| | Old Friday Mosque, since 1656, the oldest mosque in Maldives
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| It is made from coral stone in which patterns and Quranic scripts were craved
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The minaret of the old friday mosque, since 1675
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| | President's quarter - no guards are needed
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| Grand Friday Mosque and Islamic Centre
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