Saturday was a good day. Angela, Mishaela, and I met up with a co-worker who introduced us to a couple from Spain. I will be working with the husband as well. We started the day at the American WW II Memorial Cemetery right outside of Nettuna. Over 7,000 American Soldiers who lost their lives fighting in Italy are buried here. The name of each Soldier is inscribed on the walls inside of the memorial building. The grounds are immaculate and very well maintained. It was very touching and the murals in the memorial building were breathtaking.The visit was well worth the time and you should consider stopping by if you are ever in this part of Italy.
We left the cemetery and went to to an old piazza in Nettuna where we had lunch at a ristorante recommended by a native. It was a beautiful day, so we ate al fresco. We treated ourselves to a three course meal. First, we had Antipasti dishes of bruschetta, octopus, squid, anchovies, couscous, thinly sliced and marinated swordfish, and eggplant lasagna. Bread was also served along with a nice white house wine. Next, we had the Primera course of spaghetti with mussels, fresh garlic and olive oil. I made the cardinal sin of asking for parmesan cheese with a seafood dish. Won't do that again anytime soon. You are also frowned upon if you don't finish what is on your plate. Believe me, with the amount of food served, it was no easy feat to complete it all. Finally, we were served the Segunda course of fried squid, fried pan fish, and fried whole shrimp. The meal was exquisite, though pricey.
After the meal we drove to the town of Anzio, also on the sea. We ate some awesome Gelato for desert and then walked around town. We thoroughly enjoyed the company and getting to know the couple from Spain. They just moved here as well. Angela was able to put her Spanish skills to practice and communicated pretty well.
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