Tammy's NYC Birthday Trip 2023

April 28, 2023

POAP 6586107 at My mom’s birthday and the trip we are taking.

April 28, 2023

Just claimed the POAP Tyler made for Tammy’s NYC Birthday trip to see Bono and much more. Love it! 🤩

Circular badge for a New York Trip for Mommys 52nd Birthday featuring U2, NYC skyline, balloons, bunting, and birthday cakes.

April 28, 2023

Catching NJ Transit from Newark to NY Penn Station.

Three travelers with luggage and backpacks waiting on a train platform as an NJ Transit train passes by.

April 28, 2023

We were passing St. Patrick’s Cathedral and decided to go in and look around. It is was an amazing place to visit. It left us all a bit awe struck.

St. Patricks Cathedral Gothic stone facade and twin spires rise above Fifth Avenue with two yellow taxis in the foreground

St. Patrick's Cathedral entrance adorned with sprawling pink rose garlands as visitors climb the front steps

Interior of St. Patricks Cathedral showing long rows of wooden pews leading to a flower-adorned altar beneath soaring Gothic vaulted ceilings

Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral showing Gothic arches, white floral arrangements, golden altar, and visitors seated in wooden pews.

April 28, 2023

Mazie and Tyler lit prayer candles for my Grandpa Ardell and Grandma Rose at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Two children lighting prayer candles at a rack of votive candles inside a cathedral, one wearing an orange jacket and one a gray St. Olaf College hoodie.

April 28, 2023

Ran into the Incredible Hulk at the LEGO Store on 5th Avenue. This place was great. We wanted to do more stuff than we had time.

Man in a black jacket sitting on a bench next to a life-size LEGO Hulk sculpture inside a LEGO store

April 28, 2023

It is weird to me that I’ve been to Manhattan hundreds of times over the years, but I’ve never really gone into Central Park at all. We decided to walk from our hotel up and through Central Park to the Beacon Theatre to see Bono and it was so cool to explore a bit of the park.

Sheep Meadow in Central Park, a vast green lawn with scattered visitors and the Midtown Manhattan skyline visible behind the trees.

April 28, 2023

Seeing Bono’s “Surrender” at the Beacon Theater tonight was one of the most engaging performances I’ve ever seen. Two hours with Bono sharing stories of U2, his youth, and mixed with powerful and inimate performances of U2 songs. Incredible and magical. ✨

Family of four posing for a rainy night selfie outside the Beacon Theatre marquee advertising Bono Surrender sold out tonight

April 28, 2023

Tammy’s NYC Birthday Trip Day 1

Cloudy and started raining at night. 16,424 steps. Mint POAP for trip! DL2589 from MSP to EWR. Massive police incident at Newark Airport. AirTran to train. Arrived at New York Penn Station. Took 1/2/3 to Times Square. Check in to Hyatt Centric Times Square. Left to explore city. …

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April 29, 2023

We took the F Train to Brooklyn and had an awesome brunch with Greg and his family. Greg and I met as freshman roommates at the University of Minnesota and became fast friends. It was the first time we were able to get our entire families together, and first I had seen him since 2018.