Mountain a massive hole in switzerland was long considered an unstable challenge. And cologne its conical time and even for germans their local tradition is a bit of a mystery there are all sorts of quirky customs that are observed including the formation of the khan of those leading triumvirate the socalled does i go every year three people pay she huge sums of money to be crowned as one of the three leaders the prince the peasant im the maiden the big moment in the spotlight is the parade on rose monday. These performers are treated like celebrities here in cologne the peasant kristoff the maiden emma and the prince michael theyre known as the dragon and theyre floats come at the end of the shrove monday for session. For the performers it caps off five weeks of engagements its been an emotional fun filled ride but also an exhausting one day begins early for the trio theres not a free moment once the season starts since january theyve called a hotel room in their home theres a lot of