View of Maldives from a Sea Plane

June 29, 2008

Maldives is group of islands. The islands look so beutiful when you view it from the sky. I got some snaps yesterday while traveling to Vilu reef resort in Maldives.

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Some lagoons in Maldives

Male', the capital of maldives

Male’ the capital of Maldives

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A ferry

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You can see the beauty of this natural color. The color is according to the depth of the sea. I have taken all these pictures on my canon Tx 1 camera. Some pictures are zoomed and edited using Picasa which is an excellent tool for editing images

Hotel Asia Exhibition in Maldives - 2008

June 25, 2008

Hotel Asia Exhibition, Maldives

Hotel Asia Exhibition in Maldives was held from 23rd June to 25th June at Dhurbaruge. I have got some pictures of some stalls. Hotel Asia Exhibition is biggest gathering of  professionals from Hospitality industry. This event is organized by Maldives Exhibition & Conference Services Private Limited

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The Fonterra stall

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Sea Food and vegetables

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Fresh vegetables

View of Male’, Maldives

June 23, 2008

Male’, is the capital of Maldives. Some pictures taken by Atul who had come to Male’ for an official visit

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A speed boat moving near Male’

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A ferry near Male’

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Atul from GE, he took these pictures, but this one by me

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A sea plane from Maldivian Air Taxi

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A view from Villingly view Inn, end of Majeedhi magu

Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Maldives

June 11, 2008

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This is the Branch of Mauritius Commercial Bank in Maldives. This is located on the Orchid Magu. This is the 78th branch of MCB and the 5th foreign bank in Maldives. Bank of Maldives is the only local bank and the other foreign banks includes, State Bank of India, Habib Bank, Bank of Ceylon, HSBC.

Universal Enterprises, Maldives

June 9, 2008

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Universal Enterprises is one the biggest company in Maldives. This is the head office in Male’ at orchid magu. They have some resorts in Maldives

STO Trade Centre

June 9, 2008

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State Trading Organization Trade centre – There are lots of offices here, like the Dhiraagu, Bank of Maldives and I come here to buy my daily stuff at the STO shopping center.

Few Snaps from Male’

June 7, 2008

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The President’s Jetty in Male’. This is used only by the President of Maldives .

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A Speed Launch Crusing to the Male’ jetty

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A coast guard boat at the Jetty

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A car in Male’

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Dhiraagu office in Male’

Remote Islands in Maldives

June 3, 2008

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Just took a snap from the sea plane, Maldivian Air Taxi while I was traveling to Kanuhura resort. There are lots of inhabited and un-inhabited islands in Maldives.

Male’ to Hulhule - Ferry Service

June 2, 2008

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Male’ is the capital of Maldives and Hulhule is the Island where the Airport is located. There are ferry services round the clock and it takes just about 5 minutes to travel. You need to pay MRF 10.00 per person or US$ 1.00 for this service.

New Multi-storied buildings in Male’

June 2, 2008

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This is the view of Male’, the capital of Maldives. I took this picture from a ferry while I was going to the airport Island, Hulhumale’. The looks of Male’ is totally changing will all the all small buildings being demolished and new multi-storied buildings coming up. In next 5 years Male’ will be very different if this continues. There are high demand for accommodation in Male’ and rent for the apartments are touching sky high. Even though lots of new buildings are coming up, we do not find a reduction in rent.

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