Childhood memories are often tend to fade as we get older, but some of these are so influential that they still with us into adulthood. Back when I was 8, my family and I traveled to the Egypt, to the Red Sea. Throughout our 10 day vacation, we swam in the sea every day, walked around the city and bought some souvenirs for our relatives. tasted some local food and visited some parks and museums. One day I was allowed to swim where the sea is deeper and I still clearly remember the moment when I saw this beauty of underwater nature which is full of different fish and colorful corals creating fascinated picture of the sea and underwater life where fish aren’t scared of tourists but try to interact with them and play. This vacation is still memorable for me because it was one of my childhood dreams that I wanted to see the Red Sea and because I was really surprised and amazed by this beauty of the colors of the sea which is really bright blue.
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Childhood memories often tend to fade as we get older, but some of these are so influential that they stay with us into adulthood. Back when I was 8, my family and I traveled to Egypt, to the Red Sea. Throughout our 10-day vacation, we swam in the sea every day, walked around the city, and bought some souvenirs for our relatives. We tasted some local food and visited some parks and museums. One day, I was allowed to swim where the sea was deeper, and I still clearly remember the moment when I saw the beauty of underwater nature, which was full of different fish and colorful corals, creating a fascinating picture of the sea and underwater life. The fish weren't scared of tourists but tried to interact with them and play. This vacation is still memorable for me because it was one of my childhood dreams to see the Red Sea, and I was really surprised and amazed by the beauty of the colors of the sea, which was a bright blue.
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