On the road to 40: 360 days to 40

Do you remember Holidomes? They were super Holiday Inn hotels that had a roof over them, so the pool and mini water park, put-put greens, office and everything were inside but it felt like you were outside. I think they were mainly in the north to combat cold weather for vacationers.

Back when I was little, I travelled with my Dad during the summer months. At the time, it was before Stephanie came along and he was a single parent. He travelled for his job... so I went along with him on his business trips. We always had fun, Dad made sure of that. And on a few occasions we got to stay at a Holidome. And it was great! For a kid is was like Mecca. They had everything under one roof. We would go to our room and first thing I would grab my bathing suit and hit the pool. Sometimes we would play put-put golf or ping-pong. And for some reason I remember loving the vending machines...odd memory. But they were so much fun.

What a great time in life... when an indoor pool and a Moon Pie from a vending machine was the perfect afternoon.

I don't know what happened to Holidomes. Were they torn down? Taken over my another hotel chain? Or are they still in existence? I can't remember when I saw one last...must be over 30 years. They should bring them back.