Last month you had a holiday overseas where you staid with some friends. They have just send you some photos of your holiday. Write a later to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you did not write earlier invite them to come and with you

Dear Andy and Sally I am writing you to thank for photos which you sent me
last
week. I was over the moon to get
this photos
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this photo
these photos
. I am very sorry about not writing you earlier. While I was looking at
this photos
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this photo
these photos
, I remember all our good days on holiday. Do you remember our trip to the island Toko. Andy was very happy to visit
this
island. It was the best day in my whole life. Thank you two for
this
amazing holiday. I hope that someday we will go on holidays together again. I was very busy
this
month, so that I did not have time to write you. I hope that you are good. I would be very grateful if you could come to me
this
weekend. I am ready to show you all beautiful places in my city. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. All the best. Your Alexa.

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