Good-bye to Brisbane

Well after 22 months and some 40-odd sporting matches it's time to say good-bye to a place that will always retain a special place in my heart.

It's kind off weird to look back and see how low Brisbane was in the list of places to stay when we were first looking to come here but now I can't imagine being anywhere else!!

So here's my top places in Brisbane:

a) Suncorp Stadium - my second home. Just fell short of 30 matches here covering the Broncos, Queensland Roar, the Reds, two Origin games, two Australia games and even two Queensland Origin training sessions. Whilst the atmosphere was mostly crap and often the on-field action was no better it is an amazing stadium with good beer, good food and good memories.

b) The Story Bridge Hotel - best pub in Brisbane. By a mile. No matter what mood you are in there is a place. Even if it is just to go the bottle shop, get yourself a six pack and crash in front of the tele. And I nearly 8-balled my Dad there.

c) South Bank - just full of life. It is such a unique concept and such a vibrant place even on a work day. Almost makes you want to have kids just to take them there. The water is wonderul (albeit probably 50% kid pee) and great places to eat and drink.

d) Roma Street Parklands - everyone knows about the Botanical gardens and the Mt Coot-tha botanical gardens, but these are my favourite. It's so cool how they've mixed in the water features and exotic plants with board walks. And it's only 15 minutes from the Suncorp Stadium.

e) The Gabba. Noticing a pattern here? Whilst not quite the Suncorp Stadium, I did get to see Glenn McGrath being smacked over his head for six and Gilchrist being bowled first ball of the entire match. Unlike all my friends still queuing up to get in.

f)Queen St Mall - just for the fact that its always full of life and has nice places to eat and plenty of places to spend your money.

There are plenty more but those are the main places for me. I'll certainly miss the old place.