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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In my last holiday, my family and I hit to Kelvin Grove Beach with my son's friend. We stayed there for couple of hours. This picturesque beach impressed us because has sand on it. Is so fascinating because is not common to find sand in beaches around Vancouver, since these are stony. Mostly we enjoyed the water because surprisingly it was not freezing. My kids also made a sand castle. They touched a jellyfish and a sealion was swimming close to us to say hello. Everything was perfect until it starts to be packed.
My last vacation was a one week trip to Porto Seguro. It was a nice trip but the airport and the hotel were terrible.
We (me and my girlfriend) have made a lot of small tours there, know a lot of beautiful places, one of them were Quadrado’s square, it is a small village near Porto Seguro, there were a loot of souvenirs markets there and the beach was beautiful!
Where was your last holiday?
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We stayed in a beautiful Hotel named Coconuco, this place is amazing because it has the most beautiful views that I had ever seen, the food was perfect and the rooms were very comfortable.
On the other hand, our days like a family in this place was very special for me, because I could forget about my job obligations and other thins and enjoy the days with my family. We walked along the beach with out any concerns and I was thinking only to enjoy the time with my wife and my children.
The last holiday I remember well was a trip to Galapagos Islands for a week in the summer.
We stayed at a beautiful sailboat travelling between the islands. We snorkelled between sea turtles and streams of colorful fishes in all shapes and sizes. It was an amazing experience. I remember well going under water swimming with iguanas that seemed like dinosaurs under water.
We had late dinners in the sunset provided to us by the staff of the boat. And we got tours on the islands at daytime explaining how the islands and wildlife came to be, and why the islands are so important. It was a wonderful experience.
My last holiday since 2 months in ismailia governorate in egypt .I know ismailia well because I lived there when i study in the university .
My last holiday was in an old city located in the south-west of my country, it’s named “Colonia del
Sacramento” and it was declared part of the world’s historic patrimony since 1995, it was founded by the
Portuguese in 1680 and it’s the oldest city in my country.
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