crime writer, the creator of donna leeland in venice. an stephany is the mother of six toma a writer, and the owner of a palace. here is your host. >> welcome to the show. as you have just seen, in honor of the international women's day on march 8, we are between lots of wonderful women and show today. but first, we celebrate rose monday, a high point of carnival cure in germany. -- here in germany. it is a day of fools. he is most probably in his element. >> it is a a.m. and there are people already on the streets of cologne. the party is only just beginning. >> 1 million people are expected here on the streets of cologne today. carnival is celebrated with huge processions. the first one was held in 1823 hearing cologne. today, it is the biggest and most famous one in germany. it will start in just two hours. >> students from russia and singapore line up for a snapshot. they arrived in germany just yesterday and this is their first ever cologne carnival. >> i am here to catch more german culture. i think it is a very good opportunity to