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

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Dear Andy and Sally I am writing you to thank for photos which you sent me
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week. I was over the moon to get
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. I am very sorry about not writing you earlier. While I was looking at
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, I remember all our good days on holiday. Do you remember our trip to the island Toko. Andy was very happy to visit
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island. It was the best day in my whole life. Thank you two for
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amazing holiday. I hope that someday we will go on holidays together again. I was very busy
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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
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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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