We have just made a tour of Italy two months ago (from mid-September 2018) from Rome northwards to Venice and Milan, stopping at Siena, Parma, Florence, Pisa, Modena, Bologna, Cinque Terre, Como . . . Lovely country for sure, but . . . Italian stores are expensive, especially fruits, fruit juices and soft drinks. Typically they sell at €2.50 - €3.00 per 350cc of soft drink and that is outrageous in my native Hongkong, where we could buy a 350cc Coca-Cola at the equivalent of €0.60 - €0.70. Pickpockets are everywhere in just all of the tourist attractions. Laws are so lenient to those thieves that they roam around like scavengers as if stealing is legal in their country. They have almost become a part of Italian culture. One other thing that could also prevent me from visiting Italy again is that it's not free to answer Nature's Call. None of their public conveniences offer you any 'convenience' at all . They charge you €0.50 - €1.50 per visit per person. Most typically €1.00. What , toilet fee . . . Seriously ? The most bizarre fee I've ever heard of, and I gathered that it was Italy who first came up with this most absurd idea. Unfortunately it spread like a pandemic in Europe. I fear it’s now already spreading into Asia.