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Belgium

SHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Sept. 18, chateaus of France: Fontainebleau and Chantilly, 85 euros adults, 80 euros ages 4-17, 60 euros up to age 3; Sept. 25, Amsterdam and Anne Frank House, 50 euros adults, 45 euros ages 3-18, 40 euros up to age 3, 40 euros for Amsterdam only; Oct. 2-3, Mont-Saint-Michel, France, 190 euros twin, 220 euros single; Oct. 9, Reims, France, 80 euros adults, 60 euros ages 3-17, 50 euros up to age 2; Oct. 16, Dover and Canterbury, England, 70 euros adults, 65 euros ages 5-15, 55 euros up to age 5; Oct. 30, Paris with optional tour of catacombs, Paris only 45 euros, with catacombs 57 euros for adults, 53 euros for ages 14-17, 45 euros ages 01-13; Oct. 30-Nov. 5, St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, 1,695 euros twin, 1,845 euros single (register by Sept. 17); Dec. 30-Jan 1, London, 400 euros single, 250 euros twin, 175 euros ages 5-12, 100 euros up to age 5. Call 065-44-3884, e-mail shapetripsandtours@gmail.com or see www.shape2day.com.

Germany

KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 10 and 17, Bad Dürkheim wine fest, $25; Sept. 11, Paris express, $85; Sept. 12, bike without borders, $25 adults, $35 children; Sept. 12, trout fishing, $55 adults, $39 children; Sept. 18, Rhine Ordnance Barracks flea market, $25; Sept. 18, Amsterdam express, $85; Sept. 18, extreme paintball action, $45; Sept. 18 and 25, Oct. 2 and 9 Oktoberfest express, $69; Sept. 19, wine-tasting walk, $25; Sept. 24-26, Oct. 1-3, Garmisch weekend/Oktoberfest, $269; Sept. 25, Prague express, $95; Sept. 26, border hike, $25; Sept. 25, Tongeren flea market, $49; Oct. 2, Paris express, $85; Oct. 3, trout fishing, $55; Oct. 8-11, preseason ski weekend Austria, $369; Oct. 8-11, Salzburg weekend, $279; Oct. 9 Stuttgart beer festival, $55; Oct. 10, haunted Europa Park, $99; Oct. 15-18, Paris weekend auto show, $279. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.

RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Sept. 12, 23 and 25, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Sept. 11, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Sept. 11, Cochem Castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Sept. 18, Oktoberfest parade and family express, 69 euros; Sept. 18, Moselle traditions, 69 euros; Sept. 22, Bavarian Highlights — Dachau and Munich including Oktoberfest, 89 euros; Sept. 25, Amsterdam and more, 89 euros; Sept. 25, Oktoberfest express, 69 euros; Sept. 26, Black Forest traditions, 79 euros. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.

RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: Oct. 9-16, Egypt and Nile cruise, 1,499 euros; Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Halloween in Transylvania, 839 euros; Nov. 20-27, Egypt and Nile cruise, 1,499 euros; Nov. 24-28, Malta, 699 euros. Flights depart from Frankfurt international airport. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.

SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 15 and 29, introduction to scuba, $69; Sept. 11, horseback riding, $59. Call DSN 452-7170 or 06565-61-7170. Reserve one week in advance.

SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND tRAVEL: Sept. 11, Amsterdam, 54 euros per person; Sept. 11, Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt, 33 euros adults, 28 euros ages 3-12; Sept. 11, Disneyland Paris, 104 euros adults, 94 euros ages 3-11; Sept. 18, Rhein in Flames: St. Goar, 82 euros per person; Sept. 18-19, Paris, 198 euros adults, 178 euros ages 3-12; Sept. 24-25, Berlin, 89 euros adults, 84 euros ages 3-12; Sept. 25, Gondwana Dinosaur Park, 48 euros adults, 42 euros ages 4-14; Oct. 1-2, London, 95 euros adults, 85 euros ages 3-12. Call 452-6567 or 06565-61-6567.

USO RHEIN-NECKAR: Sept. 11, Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt; 35 euros; Sept. 11, Rhine cruise, 45 euros adults, 20 euros ages 4-12, 15 euros up to age 3. Call DSN 385-2082 or 0621-730-2082.

Italy

ITT SIGONELLA: Sept. 9, boating on Ionian Sea coast, $50 passengers, $70 snorkel; Sept. 10 and 18, boating Ionian Coast, $50 passengers, $70 snorkel; Sept. 11, antique train adventure, $30; Sept. 12, Marazamemi day boat tour, adults $70, ages 4-13 $35, 3 and younger, free; Sept.12, Agrigento, $34; Sept. 16, Patti shopping, $18; Sept. 17, Vulcano Island, adults $90, children $70; Sept. 18, Scilla and Reggio Calabria, $54; Sept. 18, family hike to Monti Sartorius, $22; Sept. 19, Siracusa II and seafood restaurant, $35; Sept. 24, Marzamemi night boat tour, adults $70, ages 4-13 $35, 3 and younger, free; Sept. 25, kayaking to Catania, $20; Sept. 25, harvest and wine tasting, $54; Sept. 26, Palermo II and Mondello Beach, $32; Sept. 26, Bronte Pistachio festival, $20. Call DSN 624-4777 or 095-56-4777.

USO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adults, 43 euros up to age 11; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adults, 36 euros up to age 11; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adults, 43 euros up to age 11; Saturdays, wine tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros adults; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adults, 43 euros up to age 11. Call DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or see http://naples.uso.it.

USO ROME: Vatican and St. Peter’s tour, including Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, $65 adult, $55 ages 5-17; Rome of the Caesars, including Colosseum, Forum, Michelangelo’s Capitoline Hill, daily at 2 p.m., $65 adult, $55 ages 2-8; catacombs with St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, plus Christian catacombs on Appian Way, 2 p.m. daily, $40 adult, $32 ages 2-8; Magical Rome, including Castle Sant’Angelo, Piazza Venezia, San Pietro in Vincoli Church, Statue of Moses, Bocca della Verita, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Barberini, Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo, 8 a.m. daily, $36 adult, $28 ages 2-8; Rome after-dark dinner and monuments, 75 euros ages 5 and up. Contact USO Rome Center at 06-397-27419, inforome@uso.it or see www.uso.it.

Netherlands

SCHINNEN TRIPS AND TOURS: Oct. 30-Nov. 1, NFL San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium, London, $625 single, $525 double, Paris Nov. 20, $69. Call 046-443-7561.

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