New York City, Day 4

Lunch: Cafe Lalo, the site of the coffee shop scene from You’ve Got Mail. Dave Chappelle: “If you don’t like Kathleen Kelly…you ain’t gon’ like this girl.” We opted for the brunch food here, which was a big mistake — gotta stick with the desserts and coffee. I ordered a Swiss breakfast, which was yogurt, fruit and muesli, along with a half grapefruit. And Emily and Jackson each ordered steamed eggs.

Afternoon: Walked around the American Museum of Natural History. We spent the most time on the 4th floor, in the dinosaur, vertebrate and early mammals exhibits. I’d say it was 50% learning and 50% taking silly pictures with the exhibits. We also had to take a long trek to take a picture with the “dum-dum” (if you’ve seen A Night at the Museum, you’ll know what I’m talking about).

Dinner: Yakitori Totto in the Theater District with Jackson and his friend, Michelle. The food was pretty good, if a little pricey. They primarily served little skewers, like miso eggplant, chicken hearts, asparagus, chicken skin, skirt steak, beef tongue, etc. The hamachi ceviche was pretty good too.

After walking around the museum for 3-4 hours today, I was totally beat before and after dinner. Do New Yorkers even need to exercise? All this walking alone could make me get fit. I did come home and do an ab/core workout out of my Men’s Fitness magazine though.

Today: Cafe Habana and The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in NoLita/SoHo.