We arrived to one of the
'tourist attraction'.
And yes people do call this fish market
'tourist attraction'.
Of course there are many kinds of fish...
and I think the one that they probably use the most
in their cuisines
is TUNA.
From fish market
to vegetable & dry fish market,
it was so interesting to see how the locals
sell and buy stuffs there...
And also all the kinds of food they have there
even for a south east asian like me...
We left the markets
and continued walking towards the Republic Square...
Along the way,
we saw this 'taxi stop' sign...
but wait a second,
is the boat taxi? or the motocycle?
Lol!
Around the Republic Square,
there are few souvenir shops,
and as usual,
we were attracted to one of the 'special' one...
We followed the sign,
climbed the stairs and went upstairs
and couldn't find the shop at first.
Then when we walked down from the 3rd/4th floor,
someone at the first door opened the very 'secretive' door...
and welcomed us in! Lol!
We walked a bit at the Republic Square,
had a look at the Presidential Jetty...
then walked our way down south
returning to the hotel....
We walked past this mosque,
Masjidh Al-Sulthan Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al-Auzam,
then the memorial park,
November 3 Memorial Monument...
the Sultan Park
(free for local, but the foreigners need to pay to enter)...
In a small island like Malé,
we also found many schools....
We went back to the hotel,
had some rests
and then withdrew more money as we had spent most of them
on the souvenirs!
After that,
we managed to find a very local decent restaurant
(Café Retreat) to have our lunch...
Since almost everything has to be imported,
so the price is not super cheap there.
But still,
we managed to get a meal for two for around 80 kroner :)
an we were super satisfied!
In the evening,
we went to this nearby local food court
(Harbour Food Court) for dinner.
There are many stalls selling dinner buffet
with very different choices.
We chose the one which suited our taste the best
(the one which served local fish curry)!
2 persons' buffet
with one non alcoholic mojito ...
they costed us only 160 kr :)
After the super heavy dinner,
we wanted to walk a bit more
to help digesting all the food we had in the stomach...
We saw this interesting station
that looked like subway station....
but guess what?
It is a ferry terminal
(Villingili Ferry Terminal)
On our way back to hotel,
we finally figured out the building
that we saw from our hotel room's window.
It is a mosque,
'Masjidhul Al-Sulthan Muhammad Ibn Abdhullah (المسجد السلطان محمد بن عبد الله)'
More sight-seeing
and shopping before we went back to the hotel,
and if I remember correctly,
Maldives is the only place so far...
Arne did not manage to find any alcohol in the local stores!
We also bought this nut,
which we had seen many times earlier that day
and wondered how they taste like...
They are usually served in a plate like that,
with some green leaves,
and something else...lol!
And of course,
a local guy recommended us the local 'tuna paste' too!
To be continued....
XOXO
-Bong-
No comments:
Post a Comment