Band 7: 26. Describe an interesting place you have been to with a friend You should say:  what place it was  why you went there  what you did there  why you think it is interesting (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I want to describe the interesting place where I have been with my best friend. Firstly, I want to mention that approximately one year ago, I applied for a project related to volunteering at a foreign company in Turkey, Ankara. Then I was selected among the candidates; consequently, I went to Ankara to work as a volunteer. During my volunteering period, which lasted two months, I decided to visit other cities in Turkey. As you know, most cities in Turkey are famous for their own historical and modern sites. Turkey has a rich history, and these historical places reflect that. My friend Narmine and I decided to visit Istanbul first. We went to Istanbul to explore the modern and historical sites of the city. Now I want to describe an overview of Istanbul. Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey, which connects Europe and Asia via the Bosphorus Strait. Firstly, we went there to see the Black Sea, and we sat by the shore. I also want to emphasize that the waves of the Black Sea amazed me. The view of Istanbul from the top of the area was stunning. Then we bought tickets to explore Istanbul by ship. At night, the lights in Istanbul were beautiful. We visited some historical places in the city, including Hagia Sophia, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Museum, the Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. I can say that these places were incredible to visit. I hope everyone has the opportunity to visit there.

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I want to describe the interesting place where I have been with my best friend. Firstly, I want to mention that approximately one year ago I applied one project related to volunteering at the foreign company in Turkey, Ankara. Then I was selected among the candidates, consequently I went to Ankara for working as a volunteer. During my volunteering period, which was two months period, I decided to visit the other cities of Turkey. As you know, the most cities in Turkey are famous for its own historical and modern sites. As we know, Turkey has a big history. Consequently, these historical places affected the resilience of the history. My friend Narmine and I decided to visit Istanbul firstly. Then we went to Istanbul for visiting the modern and also historical sites of this city. Now I want to describe the overview of Istanbul. Istanbul is the biggest city of Turkey which merged Europe and Asia via the post-war bay. Firstly, we went there for seeing the Black Sea and also we sat around the feet. I also want to emphasise that the waves of the Black Sea admired me. The standing view of Istanbul from the top side of the place was amazing. Then we bought one ticket for visiting Istanbul via ship. In the night, the lighting was amazing in Istanbul. We visited some historical places of this city, which were Iesofia, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Museum, Mosque and Grand Bazaar. I can say that these places were amazing for visiting. I hope everyone can have opportunity for visiting there.

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