Expense-driven
Posted: Mon 17 October, 2005 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Euro OSCON 2005, Thoughts, Travel, Work-related |1 Comment »Tonight I had an utterly fantastic meal in a restaurant in Amsterdam. (I need to do some research to find out what it was called, because I’ve forgotten) Overall it cost €65, but that included a starter with five full scallops (which was superb, they were absolutely perfectly done), a half bottle of a seriosuly pleasant white wine, and a main course that consisted of a breast of guinea fowl with creme de cassis and smoked bacon. So I’d say it was well worth the money.
However, it’s obvious that I’m SO not used to the entire “funded by the company” thing. I was in two minds anyway about getting the company to pay for the meal, as I knew it was probably more than they’d deem reasonable, but then I went and left the receipt in the restaurant anyway (which is why I also can’t remember the name of the bloody place) so it’s a moot point now. Ah well…
UPDATED : Ah, found a website for it – the restaurant was De Theeboom (the Tea Bush). Heartily recommended.
Amsterdam………….ahhhhhhhhhhh the memories. Some of them were scary….a big black lady running out of her red light window and shouting “oi u with the glasses 20 euro for a blow job”, worst thing was, she had the worlds biggest knockers and she was more scary than Ann Widdecombe.