After a big night, breakfast was in the castle at 10:00am. We then went to pack up our hotel room, and headed down to the barbeque area by the lake. Some more drinks and a big game of volleyball preceded some delicious barbeque cooking, Latvian style. The water in the lake was a clearish brown colour, which apparently is not dirty but from the minerals in the water.
There were some more presentations including certificates for those that provided the more memorable moments. We also found out what was behind the confiscated goods, as all the goods were then auctioned off to the highest bidder, with all proceeds going to the newlyweds. Due to some strong counter bidding (by Argentina - a friend of Patrick‘s from Argentina), one guy was required to pay 27 Lats (almost NZ$90) to get his suit jacket with wallet back.
We then all caught the organised bus home (apparently the bus driver slept in his bus) and checked into our apartment for the next 2 nights.
For a pre-dinner drink we went to Hotel Reveal, which has a bar on its top floor (the 26th floor) with stunning views of Riga and its surrounds. We then went to Cili Pica (or Chilli Pizza in English) for dinner, which is a massive chain restaurant here in Riga - and possibly other parts of Europe, not too sure. We found out that obviously Latvians do not like hot food, as the hottest pizza available had no spiciness at all (think Mild Butter Chicken spiciness). After the last two days, and early night (but still after midnight) was exactly what we needed.
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