You can read the full text of this episode at https://www.pommesbuddha.com/culture/carnival-craze/. Comments welcome!

Further links:

Pommes Buddha blog post Pfannkuchentag (German)

Pommes Buddha blog post Der Elfte im Elften (German)

These links will provide more information on Cologne carnival:

https://koelnerkarneval.de/ (German) https://www.cologne.de/events/cologne-carnival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Carnival

You will find the route of the Monday Parade here: https://www.koeln.de/tourismus/karneval/highlights/rosenmontagszug_519031.html