The Hotel Pool Phenomenon
When I was very young I remember traveling with my family in the winter months. I do not remember what city we traveled to, I only remember that we lived in Atlanta Georgia and that we traveled by car. I do not recall why we traveled to this unremembered city only that we traveled with my grandparents which denoted a family gathering. What I do remember, however, is the hotel pool. I remember my mother commenting on the way to the hotel that the pool was indoors and heated. My young mind couldn’t fathom such a thing, all the pools I swam in were outdoors and were only accessible during the summer months. I vividly remember walking down a mid-90’s hotel hallway with my family that evening and being in front of a steam covered glass door. I recall the humidity hitting me in the face when that door was opened. It was like a sauna in this room but I was mesmerized. Before me was a well lit covered swimming pool encased in square glass panes with thick metal supports between the ...