Nettuno, Italy

Saturday and Sunday, 2 & 3 September 2006

The first stop on our trip was Nettuno, a seaside town about 30 miles south of Rome. The occasion was Ian and Silvia´s wedding. The biggest migration of Paddies since Italia ´90 - a 70-strong Irish contingent - came to witness the Irish-Italian nuptials! The ceremony was in the town hall in Anzio (the neighbouring town to Nettuno) and was followed by a marathon (7 course) dinner at the nearby Villa Delfino. It was a memorable day: fantastic weather, delicious food, speeches from Ian and bilingual funnyman Cian Carroll (Groomsman) and a virtuoso performance on the keyboard by Niall Colgan (Bestman). Text messages later in the night told us of the 1-0 defeat against Germany in the Euro 2008 qualifier from a deflected Lukas Podolski free-kick - a small blot on an otherwise perfect day!

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