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[Paphitis]

Yes that is right folks.

Paphitis spent the night at the Museum last weekend with his daughter for a bit of Daddy/daughter time.

Spent the night with one of the most critically acclaimed paleontologist Professors in the world who took us on a tour and gave us an informative lesson on the evolution of Dinosaurs.

My daughter won a science competition for the privilege. She is a pretty out there and very vibrant type of personality. I may have rose tinted glasses as all dad's do but the general consensus is that she just manages to arouse everyone's attention in amazement.

After all the formalities, had dinner, saw a light and laser show, went to the Egyptology section and watched Night at the Museum on the big screen.

Next day, the security guard said to me that this is one of the most haunted buildings. On level 3 is where most of the activity occurs. Doors open and shut by themselves and there are all kinds of strange noises. Level 3 is the Egypt section.

Anyway, my daughter and I didn't hear a thing. We both slept really well and had a good time.

Anyone have any ghost stories to tell?

[RichardB]

Glad you had a great night Paphitis
I've been following a series on Egyptology on BBC 4 ( Yes they still make great documentaries)
It's up to 1380 BC at the moment , Amenhotep III an his building of the great temple.
The professor who is narrating the series really brings it to life.

[Paphitis]

Glad you had a great night Paphitis
I've been following a series on Egyptology on BBC 4 ( Yes they still make great documentaries)
It's up to 1380 BC at the moment , Amenhotep III an his building of the great temple.
The professor who is narrating the series really brings it to life.

Yes I have no doubt Richard. It is fascinating but I wish I new more about it. I did a bit at High School, but that's pretty much it.

[Paphitis]

Speaking about paranormal things, I just do not discount anything.

When I was a young boy, growing up in the country, I remember quite a few rather spooky things. Now sure, some of it might be from an over active imagination. But some might not be. Speaking to people in the know, children and animals (such as dogs) out of their innocence have this finite ability to be more in tune with paranormal activity. things which adults kind of dismiss or mock.

I remember as a kid feeling abnormal presences as I lay in bed. I also remember being paralyzed and perhaps being overcome and unable to move, or even talk or scream.

I also remember having the ability to float out of my body (dream?) and travel over the field, over power lines, rivers, lakes and I also remember being chased by entities with the same capabilities. I think all that stopped sometime in my childhood. certainly by the age of 10.

There was really only one other time I felt a presence. And that was when I was flying in a trainer solo up the Western Australian Coastline, just north of a town called Carnarvon. I was preparing myself for a possible imminent crash from extreme and severe windshear and microburst. I was unable to maintain altitude and was about to ditch in the ocean in a swell that was about 5m.

This presence made me feel at ease. it also made me feel protected and wanting to dig deeper.

[CrookedRiverGuy]

A few years ago I was going to a seminar. The nearest airport has some disreputable landing conditions and it happened that the flight was cancelled due to poor weather. We ended up going there by bus, checking in at the hotel at midnight. Deadly tired from the long drive, I was happy to be able to hit the sack. Well, it proved not to be that easy:

It was winter and I had the room furthermost room in the "historical wing" of the hotel. I didn't know anything about the hotel at that time, but I got quite annoyed when I found out that the room was freezing cold - they forgot to heat it. Too tired to make a complaint, I kept my sweater on, turned the heater on max and tucked me into two duvets.

It took me some time to fall asleep. After sleeping probably not more than 2 hours I woke up with a head ache. The room felt like a sauna, apparantly the heaters thermostat was out of function, so I turned it off again.

When trying to fall asleep for the 2nd time a strange humming sound started to annoy me. I couldn't figure out what it was. At first I thought someone kept a radio on, but it didn't make sense. Way too early for someone to listen to radio, also the sound was very monotonous. It just kept on and on forever. I had the feeling the sound came from the room above me, so I stood up in the bed to try to confirm it, but i couldn't reach all the way up, so I gave up. I opened the door to a corridor, noticing there was a door to fire escape (staircase) next by my room.

Even being deadly tired, I couldn't fall sleep because of this humming sound, so at 5AM i gave up, taking the longest warm shower ever, before heading for the breakfast room.

Next evening I happened to meet a colleague in the corridor. I was quite upset because of the lack of sleep and I told him what happened, that the sound appeared to come from the floor above and so on. We thought of investigating a little bit, headed for the fire escape only to find out that we were on the upper floor already - there were no rooms above. I was even more puzzled.

At dinner the same night i happened to sit just opposite another participant that told about his experiences the night before. His room was cold too, so he picked up his phone and started googling the hotel. He freaked out when he realized they placed in a room that allegedly was haunted (he had the room next to mine!) and therefore insisted on having a new room - in the modern wing.

I asked more and he could inform me what happened at the hotel some 100+ years earlier. The owners wife died early, so he remarried: The step mother to his 3 kids turned out to be quite evil (as they should be), leading to the suicide of one of the young girls - she hung herself in the attic, just above my room.

I don't believe in such things, but I have to admit I had goose bumps all over. Being too proud to ask for a new room I decided to stay, but it the next night didn't become a good one. I had too many scary thoughts. However, there were no more ghostly humming.

[CrookedRiverGuy]

I also remember having the ability to float out of my body (dream?) and travel over the field, over power lines, rivers, lakes and I also remember being chased by entities with the same capabilities. I think all that stopped sometime in my childhood. certainly by the age of 10.

I believe such experiences happens during "brief wakefulness", in a state of what someone would refer to as lucid dreaming. It happened to me quite often as a kid (with greater powers of imagination than now) and more frequent when suffering from a flu.

[Paphitis]

A few years ago I was going to a seminar. The nearest airport has some disreputable landing conditions and it happened that the flight was cancelled due to poor weather. We ended up going there by bus, checking in at the hotel at midnight. Deadly tired from the long drive, I was happy to be able to hit the sack. Well, it proved not to be that easy:

It was winter and I had the room furthermost room in the "historical wing" of the hotel. I didn't know anything about the hotel at that time, but I got quite annoyed when I found out that the room was freezing cold - they forgot to heat it. Too tired to make a complaint, I kept my sweater on, turned the heater on max and tucked me into two duvets.

It took me some time to fall asleep. After sleeping probably not more than 2 hours I woke up with a head ache. The room felt like a sauna, apparantly the heaters thermostat was out of function, so I turned it off again.

When trying to fall asleep for the 2nd time a strange humming sound started to annoy me. I couldn't figure out what it was. At first I thought someone kept a radio on, but it didn't make sense. Way too early for someone to listen to radio, also the sound was very monotonous. It just kept on and on forever. I had the feeling the sound came from the room above me, so I stood up in the bed to try to confirm it, but i couldn't reach all the way up, so I gave up. I opened the door to a corridor, noticing there was a door to fire escape (staircase) next by my room.

Even being deadly tired, I couldn't fall sleep because of this humming sound, so at 5AM i gave up, taking the longest warm shower ever, before heading for the breakfast room.

Next evening I happened to meet a colleague in the corridor. I was quite upset because of the lack of sleep and I told him what happened, that the sound appeared to come from the floor above and so on. We thought of investigating a little bit, headed for the fire escape only to find out that we were on the upper floor already - there were no rooms above. I was even more puzzled.

At dinner the same night i happened to sit just opposite another participant that told about his experiences the night before. His room was cold too, so he picked up his phone and started googling the hotel. He freaked out when he realized they placed in a room that allegedly was haunted (he had the room next to mine!) and therefore insisted on having a new room - in the modern wing.

I asked more and he could inform me what happened at the hotel some 100+ years earlier. The owners wife died early, so he remarried: The step mother to his 3 kids turned out to be quite evil (as they should be), leading to the suicide of one of the young girls - she hung herself in the attic, just above my room.

I don't believe in such things, but I have to admit I had goose bumps all over. Being too proud to ask for a new room I decided to stay, but it the next night didn't become a good one. I had too many scary thoughts. However, there were no more ghostly humming.

We we all have this innate ability to rationalize things as we get older. Which is why people claim that children and animals have a 6th sense when it comes to this kind of stuff.

The Security Guard at the museum seems to be quite a rational and good guy, and he described that on level 3 where there is allegedly some considerable paranormal activity, there is a sudden temperature drop as you get out of the elevator or as you climb the stairs. The temperature is noticeably cold. And you get goose bumps being up there. Incidentally, there are some Egyptian Mummies in that room. I'm not suggestion that this has anything to do with it, but it does add to the spookiness factor even though is probably is completely unrelated.

The security guard was saying that no one likes going up there but they do. And have on many occasions seen doors slam or open suddenly for no reason. Things like that.

We were spending the night on Level 1, which as 2 floors lower than the haunted section on level 3. We watched our movie on Level 2. and we did go to Level 3 as a group at one point but didn't notice a thing.

[Paphitis]

I also remember having the ability to float out of my body (dream?) and travel over the field, over power lines, rivers, lakes and I also remember being chased by entities with the same capabilities. I think all that stopped sometime in my childhood. certainly by the age of 10.

I believe such experiences happens during "brief wakefulness", in a state of what someone would refer to as lucid dreaming. It happened to me quite often as a kid (with greater powers of imagination than now) and more frequent when suffering from a flu.

Yes I have heard this as well.

What I find strange is the fact I can't really do it now. People call it Astral Traveling.