That doesn't sound nice. I was never there. However, I loved both Rome and Venice. But my favourite place in Italy was definitely the old ruins in Pompeji and Herculanum (entire cities that got covered in lave a long long time ago).
Missing the vote from Max, and then ioupainmax would do those mock-up thingies. So unless Max's votes will give us a tie or two they should be up in the weekend at some point. Most of the winners have already been found.
That is a lame time for something that's meant to be recreational (correct me if I'm wrong?). And the least that can be done is definitely to brew some proper coffee