Today I flew across the world to Istanbul, a long voyage. The crowded airport was bustling with activity and I hailed a taxi to my hotel. The next day I headed to the Turk Telekom Arena to watch a Galatasaray match, in another one of the world's loudest stadiums. The city of Istanbul is also vulnerable to earthquakes, such as the
1999 İzmit earthquake, which left thousands of people dead. Located on the North Anatolian Fault, the line between the Eurasian and Anatolian plates, Istanbul is very vulnerable to earthquakes, in the same way that San Francisco is.
As the game between Besiktas and Galatasaray commenced, the crowd roared. Galatasaray quickly put two in and after 90 minutes, Galatasaray had won 2-0. Soccer fans in Europe are far more passionate about the sport than Americans are about football or baseball. It is truly a spectacle.
This picture shows the Anatolian plate and its multitude of fault lines
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