You simply cannot envisage the best birthday without a cake (Sissi torte, dedicated to that one demure Empress of Austria, thanks to Kipferl yet again), the card and lovely greetings and messages from friends and family. And then, there were festivities at the restaurant with the nicest food (Basque cheesecake, I see you!) and the loveliest Cantabrigian ever: a proper way to celebrate 49, methinks.