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My last holiday

My last holiday

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My last holiday

My last holiday was a five-day trip to Prague in the Czech Republic. I know Prague well because I lived there when I was at university, more than ten years ago.

Instead of staying in a hotel, I stayed with one of my old friends. It was so much fun, and a little bit like my old life. I wanted to do all the same things I did in my university days, so I visited the university. It has changed a lot and looks more modern. I also went to the supermarket near my old house. I loved seeing all the different foods. I was really happy to find my favourite cheese and chocolate biscuits but they were a bit more expensive than I remember!

We did some touristy things too. We walked up beautiful Petrin Hill and around the castle. The views of the city are amazing up there. We walked across the historic Charles Bridge. My friend's flat is very near the TV Tower so we saw the famous baby statues climbing up it. Those things haven't changed, of course.

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2. Use adjectives to add detail to your descriptions.

3. Write clear and simple sentences and organise your ideas in short paragraphs. Give each paragraph a different topic.

4. Use so, but, and, because and other linking words.

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Submitted by MaryaSun on Sun, 02/02/2020 - 16:28

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i think that my best holidays were those that i did with my boyfriend..we visited lot of italian cities togheter..Rome, Naples, Caserta, l'Aquila, and others cities. Our last trip was in l'Aquila, a few days before Christmas. L'Aquila is the coldest italian city, we visited the historical centre city with the most famous l'Aquila fountain frozen..we visited also a monumental cathedral and i saw for my first time the snow. It was wonderful and i am always thankful to my boyfriend for give me the possibilities to see these wonderful italian cities.

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Submitted by Maksmatt on Thu, 21/11/2019 - 12:28

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My last holiday was in Germany. I'm growed up there so it isn't quite a common tourist holiday for me. I went by car with my wife and our four kids. It was a really long drive (about 1300 kilometre) so we stayed in a hotel in the middle of the journey. When we arrived we had a really relaxed time with my wife's family. I t was a great holiday for us because we spend a lot of time with our old friends and our relatives but next time we'll travel by plane.

Submitted by demary on Mon, 14/10/2019 - 19:23

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My last holiday was in Lazarevskoye. Lazarevskoye is the microdistrict of Sochi, a resort on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar region. We stayed there with my family for 5 days. We swam all day and visited the rides, and went for a walk in the evening. I want to come back here with my daughter ☺️

Submitted by Aysachev Abdulfotix on Fri, 13/09/2019 - 09:10

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Hi! My last weekend with my family spent one month in Bukhara. I enjoyed the city of Bukhara. Especially when you get to the city, you will see history. The national patterns and images in the mausoleum were amazed at me. Moreover, I've come to love tourists from France, Italy, Germany, Japan and South Korea. The boom always boosts the quality of good mood and productivity.

Submitted by cittàutopica on Wed, 28/08/2019 - 16:14

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My last holiday was a trip to Bavaria, in Germany, for seven days. I stayed in Munich, at the confortable hotel, near the centre of the city. I visited some of famous Bavarian castles and the beautiful Nuremberg.

Submitted by Akmal Karimov on Fri, 23/08/2019 - 07:15

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During vacations I have traveled to Tashkent, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand. These cities are very old. First, the Great Silk Road passed through these places. Welcome to Tashkent!!! Welcome to Shakhrizabz!!! Welcome to Samarkand!!!