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OMGA 6: New York to Honolulu

I've been to New York many times.   My most previous was six years ago  when I took a Panda Tour for Hawaii football at West Point to play Army.  Stayed at the Sheraton, a short walk away from the Marriott Marquis.  This was the prime hotel for the 1964 New York World's Fair, and was at that time called the Americana.  501 feet high, this was once the tallest hotel in the world, with around 800 rooms. Our flight from Honolulu arrived early in the morning, and the 200 in the group had to wait in one of the ballrooms until mid-afternoon.  I was a Sheraton Lifetime Platinum member, so thought I'd check if I could get my room early.  I did, was successful and took a nap at 8:30AM while the others just did not do much.  It was raining outside. We had a  nice visit to West Point,  although we lost the game.  Also  went to Yankee Stadium,  had a Nathan's foot-long and garlic fries with beer.  Went to see  Book of Mormons  and  Beautiful .  Used the Hop-On/Hop-Off bus, and, of