Today was Munich’s 850th birthday, although you can probably judge from the picture to the right that I cared very little for the actual celebration. There was cake!! Rischart, one of the major local bakeries, had made 850 cakes in honor of the city’s birthday, which it was giving away on a first-come-first serve basis. Without going into major details, it suffices to say that I managed to get my hands on one of the birthday cakes. I’m proud to say I did it without pushing, shoving, kicking, biting, or scratching. I can’t say the same for the other Germans in line with me, though.