End of December 2014 for one week on the Maldives. Thereby 3 days in the capital Malé in a windowless room and 4 days on Embudu Village Island in a resort, 10 km from Malé. The contrast is enormous: the densely built and world's only capital island is poor, hectic, not beautiful; the islands with the reefs and supplies uniquely beautiful, expensive and perfect for recreation. Both sides can practically avoid each other.