Helen Of Troy: PBS Documentary & Book Release In Oct.
Sep 21st, 2005, 02:47 PM
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Helen Of Troy: PBS Documentary & Book Release In Oct.
The author (Bettany Hughes who IMO could also play Helen 
http://www.womenspeakers.co.uk/uploa...nyhughesws.jpg ) is also hosting this documentary.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H5A0227DB
From the press release it looks *very good*, an historical documentary plus a travelogue of the areas.
I stayed at that Mycenae hotel mentioned in the article (Belle Helene) where the archaelogist Heinrich Schliemann stayed while excavating Mycenae.
If you want to stay in his room it's #3. It's furnished in furniture from that period. It's a 1*/2*-type hotel so don't expect anything fancy.
I stayed there in Jan '00, I checked-in at 3pm. I was given a key to the front door and the desk clerk *left*. I was the *only* person in the hotel that night. He never even came back the next day, I left ~4pm after spending the day at the site.
That night it was freezing and alittle spooky (I noticed the Full Moon while walking to a restaurant) and there were a couple of 'bumps in the night'.
Of course if I had ran into a ghost of one of the very famous persons who have stayed there it would make a excellent tripreport. But with my luck it would have been Goering, Himmler and Goebbels 
. Regards, Walter
http://www.womenspeakers.co.uk/uploa...nyhughesws.jpg ) is also hosting this documentary.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H5A0227DB
From the press release it looks *very good*, an historical documentary plus a travelogue of the areas.
I stayed at that Mycenae hotel mentioned in the article (Belle Helene) where the archaelogist Heinrich Schliemann stayed while excavating Mycenae.
If you want to stay in his room it's #3. It's furnished in furniture from that period. It's a 1*/2*-type hotel so don't expect anything fancy.
I stayed there in Jan '00, I checked-in at 3pm. I was given a key to the front door and the desk clerk *left*. I was the *only* person in the hotel that night. He never even came back the next day, I left ~4pm after spending the day at the site.
That night it was freezing and alittle spooky (I noticed the Full Moon while walking to a restaurant) and there were a couple of 'bumps in the night'
.Of course if I had ran into a ghost of one of the very famous persons who have stayed there it would make a excellent tripreport
. But with my luck it would have been Goering, Himmler and Goebbels . Regards, Walter
Sep 21st, 2005, 03:56 PM
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Bettany Hughes also hosted the excellent documentary "The Spartans" which PBS aired a couple of years ago. She's an engaging speaker.
The Belle Helene makes me think of another documentary, Michael Wood's In Search of the Trojan War, which despite its cheesy moments I like a lot. In the first episode, he stays the night at the Belle Helene and has a superfluous bare chest shot while reclining in bed reading Schliemann's book on Troy.
The Belle Helene makes me think of another documentary, Michael Wood's In Search of the Trojan War, which despite its cheesy moments I like a lot. In the first episode, he stays the night at the Belle Helene and has a superfluous bare chest shot while reclining in bed reading Schliemann's book on Troy.
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I meant to top this yesterday morning but I forgot .
The documentary aired last night but I noticed in my area that it will be repeated a few times this week.
So if you are in the US and Canada also I believe and missed it go to www.pbs.org/tvschedules/
Ms Hughes also stays in Schliemann's room at the Belle Helene which is shown in the documentary.
The room looks alot warmer than when I was there. And when I said freezing I meant it, I could see my breath! I doubt it was above 40F (~4C).
Regards, Walter
.The documentary aired last night but I noticed in my area that it will be repeated a few times this week.
So if you are in the US and Canada also I believe and missed it go to www.pbs.org/tvschedules/
Ms Hughes also stays in Schliemann's room at the Belle Helene which is shown in the documentary.
The room looks alot warmer than when I was there
. And when I said freezing I meant it, I could see my breath! I doubt it was above 40F (~4C).Regards, Walter
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