As I begin this second part of my website, we are nearing the end of November. Most of this month has been very clear
and cool. Winter is definitely coming, but it is not the bitter cold like we have in Chicago.
With this colder weather I have found that rain could be a good thing! I've discovered that when the rain clouds clear,
the mountain tops are all white! It is truly a beautiful sight. I think Rick and I will enjoy winter in Switzerland.
Swiss interesting fact: Switzerland covers an area of 15,943 square miles (41,293 sq km).
It is 135 miles from north to south and 220 miles from east to west. Lake Michigan covers 22,400 square miles (58,016
sq km) and is 118 miles wide and 307 miles long.
The canton of Ticino where we live covers an area of 2,812 square kilometers, (1,085 square miles) and to give you a
comparison, the city of Chicago covers 229 square miles - almost 1/4 the size of our canton. Add the entire Chicago metropolitan
area and it is twice the size of the canton of Ticino!
In addition to that, the Chicago metropolitan area has the same population as the entire country of Switzerland.
