To be honest I have hectic schedule for last two years so I have no much time for long trips. But I really try to make some time to go somewhere and relax. So one of the last travels I have recently taken with my brother and sister was the public city trip. First reason why we chose the city was its location. It located quite close to St. Petersburg. And the second reason was that the fact that my brother had been there before and strongly recommended us to visit the city. So we packed our things and set off. Once we arrived, we tried to see as much as possible. First of all, we saw the old part of the city with cobbled streets and medieval architecture. than we went to the newer part of the city and see so the significant buildings and the most thing that amazed me was the fact that the city has this European style buildings and atmosphere. Also the local people were very kind and they helped us to move around the city when we had lost. Another activity that we had is trying their local cuisine, especially their tridilniks. It’s the best with sugar and cinnamon and it was really tasty. We really enjoyed this trip. It was not long but it took the ability to have some time together and take off the job or study.
Band 7+: Describe a trip you have taken recently. You should say: where you went who went with you why you went there and describe some things you saw and did on your trip. Trip .................................................................................................................. :. ..... . Where ...................................................................................................................... . Who················································································,····:····································· Why ......................................................................................................... : ............... . Activities .....................................................................................................................
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To be honest, I have had a hectic schedule for the last two years, so I have not had much time for long trips. But I really try to make some time to go somewhere and relax. One of the last trips I took recently with my brother and sister was a city trip. The first reason we chose the city was its location; it is located quite close to St. Petersburg. The second reason was that my brother had been there before and strongly recommended that we visit the city. So we packed our things and set off. Once we arrived, we tried to see as much as possible. First of all, we saw the old part of the city with cobbled streets and medieval architecture. Then we went to the newer part of the city and saw the significant buildings. The most amazing thing for me was the fact that the city has European-style buildings and atmosphere. The local people were very kind, and they helped us move around the city when we got lost. Another activity we enjoyed was trying their local cuisine, especially their tridilniks. They are best with sugar and cinnamon, and they were really tasty. We really enjoyed this trip. It was not long, but it allowed us to spend some time together and take a break from work or study.
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