What happened to the man on the bridge holding the beautiful rose? And what makes the Swan Boats of Boston so wonderful?

1. A BOSTON
LOVE STORY
at the Boston Public Garden
Get your box of tissues.

2. I WAS OBSESSED WITH RIDING
THE BOSTON SWAN BOATS.
No reason. Just weirdness.

4. FACTS:
SUBWAY: Green Line: Arlington Station
TICKETS: $4 for adults; $2.50 for children
DURATION: short wait, then 12 to 15 minutes for the ride
REMEMBER: bring or buy a hat!
OPERATION: Spring through Labor Day
HISTORY: in operation, AND family owned since 1877 . . .

5. IMPRESSIVE!

7. LOCATION:
Boston Public Garden . . .

9. ROMANTIC!

11. A lady in our boat
pointed to a man
standing on the bridge
HOLDING A RED ROSE.

13. “Maybe it’s The Bachelor!”
she said.

15. I enjoyed the RELAXING ride,
the SOUND of the person pedaling,
the vibrant GREEN surroundings,
the warm (not hot) SUMMER day.
And thought about . . .

16. No, not ducks, but . . .

17. ANOTHER FACT:
The INSPIRATION TO USE A SWAN
(rather than, say, a dragon, or goat) was a story from medieval Germany:
a knight seeking the Holy Grail crosses a river on a boat
that’s pulled by a swan.

18. No, I wasn’t thinking about the
medieval German story.
I was thinking that
only one person
has ever
given me a rose.
It was our first date.
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19. He gave me the rose. Then he told me he was married.
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20. “Get away from me, freak!”
That was my first thought.
There was more to his story,
but I walked away
and never saw him again.
Photo by Cole Keister on Unsplash

22. The lovely ride ended.
I bought some postcards.
I chatted with the saleslady.
I went to the bridge.

24. THE MAN WITH THE ROSE
WAS STILL THERE!

25. You now know that
I loved and
highly recommend the
Boston Swan Boat Rides.
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26. But you’ll have to click on
the photo to find out what
happened to the man with
the rose!
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