Licking Their Way Around The World!
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Berlin Wall |
It was January 2012, the second day of our Topdeck tour and while most of
the group were getting to know each other while exploring Paris, two girls
weren’t interested in mingling, they were on a mission. This mission was to
lick the Eiffel Tower. Meet Carly and Mel, who are slowly licking their way around the world.
Inspired by an episode of How I Met Your Mother, in which Ted and Barney lick the Liberty
Bell, they decided they were going to lick the Eiffel Tower when they got to Paris. This
first lick then set off a spark, and they began licking monuments all over the
world.
What’s the tastiest
monument/attraction you have licked?
C: The Eiffel
Tower, because it was the first. It tasted like freedom, haha.
M: I think the
Prague Castle was the tastiest, it was just so fresh and clean.
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Carly licking the Eiffel Tower |
And which tasted the
worse?
C: There were a
lot of bad ones. I think one of the worst would have to be that random
abandoned castle we found in turkey.
M: Anything
that’s metallic or mossy generally doesn’t taste very nice. Juliet’s right boob
in Verona tasted pretty nasty but I think that was because tonnes of hands had felt
her boob up, and that’s what we were licking.
Any surprising
tastes/flavours?
M: The
Pantheon in Rome tasted oddly metallic, that one didn’t go down too well.![]() |
Mel licking Prague Castle |
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Juliet's Statue, Verona |
Best licking story?
C: My best
licking story is probably in Prague with the astronomical clock. It's a big tourist attraction because
when it gets to 12pm it has kind of a puppet show that comes out of it. Reminds
me a bit of the clock in Shrek. I waited until just after 12 to lick it. A
fellow Topdecker, Laura, had to give me
a boost so you could see both me and the clock in the picture. Really funny
photo! I must have received so many strange looks! The Berlin Wall was another fave. We licked the painting of
the men kissing.
M: I can't choose, they are all special.
Biggest challenge
when trying to lick something? And how do you overcome this?
C: Most
challenging thing is doing it discretely! So much judgement. We ended up
embracing it though!
C: I never regret
a lick.
M:
I would like to say that I don’t regret licking
anything but that would be a lie. There was one lick in Barcelona. I’ll set the
scene for you before I start. It was a
brisk summer evening at dusk I was making my way to the bus station to catch an
overnight ride to Madrid when I saw the ‘Arc de Triomf’. Feeling guilty about
being in Barca for a week and not seeing this magnificent monument, naturally I
got the urge to lick it. So I put one of my bags down to take a sneaky selfie
doing it but a man who didn’t speak English interrupted me. At first I thought
he was telling me not to lick it, but no, he was distracting me while a man on
a push bike grabbed my bag so they could whisk off into the sunset together on
a bike not built for two, with my bag. I tried to run after, but I’m not a
sprinter, hey I’m not even a jogger and that’s when I learnt there’s safety in
numbers when licking monuments and I never made it to Madrid.
And licks that got
away? What happened?
M: It’s my
dream to lick Big Ben, but he’s very popular and heavily guarded so for now we
are separated. ![]() |
Iamsterdam Sign |
Any licking tips you
want to share?
C: Don't lick
anything sacred or religious. This is our line.
M: Try to
block out the snide comments and stares and just feel the lick, it’s a magical
moment that really connects you to the place and not just because you’re
leaving some saliva behind.
What attraction do
you hope to lick next?
M: Maybe
Mount Rushmore,that would taste like freedom.C: Something in South America. For me, it has become much more about the places rather than the actual monuments. You never know what will be next
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Rialto Bridge |
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Mel licking the Harbour Bridge |
8 comments
Hilarious!!!!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha this was such a hilarious post to read and I adore the fact that you've traveled so much!!! I got so nostaglic looking at some of the places you've been to and remembering my times there too! Amazing and funny post!
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www.bohemianmuses.blogspot.com
hahaha as a bit of a germaphobe I cannot even imagine, but so jealous of all of your travels :)
ReplyDeletehttp://alisialynn.blogspot.com
Only joined the girls on a few of their trip, they have travelled to (and licked) far more places than me!
DeleteGosh! I had so much fun reading this.
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http://zazzish.blogspot.pt/
What a totally interesting story! I don't know if I could do it but it makes for fascinating reading!
ReplyDeleteThey're doin' what ... lol I've kissed the Blarney Stone but umm never licked stuff. too funny
ReplyDeleteThat's so courageous of you to lick these monuments! I've had my booster vaccine shot done 2 years ago and will be heading back to France for holidays (and to see my family)… will try and lick the Sacré Coeur or the Arc de Triomphe considering you've done the Eiffel tower :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments!