If This Is Tuesday At 5pm, It Must Be Italy

The New York Times Travel Section is running a piece titled 36 Hours In The Cinque Terre, Italy.

Excuse me? 36 hours?

The 36 Hours series traditionally features cities in which you might reasonably find yourself with an overnight change-of-plane, or perhaps a weekend stuck on to the end of a business trip. But the Cinque Terre? You have to go out of you way to get there. Who's going to go for 36 hours? And doesn't that kind of negate the entire idea of visiting Italy? Has the Times never heard of dolce far niente?

The actual article is pretty good, packing a lot into a two day itinerary. But still, talk about unclear on the concept!