Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you didn’t write earlier invite them to come and stay with you

Dear Abi and Bran, How are you? I hope all is well. I just received the photos you sent. The photos were amazing! Staring back at them made me miss you even more. It was indeed a wonderful experience to spend the holidays with you. Anyways, I want to thank you both for the photos and for letting me stay at your
place
. I really had a great
time
.
Time
flew too fast but thankfully we were able to use it well. I'm sorry I was not able to write back the soonest because I was so swamped with work the moment I came back to the office. It was like back to reality again! I wish I could extend the holidays and not be dragged into my daily boring routine. And since we already spend the holidays at your
place
,
this
time
why not here at my
place
? Summer holiday is just around the corner and
this
time
of the year is great for outdoor activities. We have a great trekking
place
and we can visit the temple ruins here in Cambodia. Don't worry about your accommodation. Both of you can stay at my house. I have a vacant room which you can use. Write back soon and let me know if the plan suits you! Warm regards, Alex
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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