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BelgiumSHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: 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 1-13; 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.
GermanyHEIDELBERG OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 24-26, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Munich for Oktoberfest, $269; Sept. 25, Oktoberfest express, $69; Sept. 25, Prague express, $95 adults, $59 under age 12. Call 06221-3389282 or DSN 388-9282.
KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 24-26, Oct. 1-3, Garmisch/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, pre-season ski weekend in Austria, $369; Oct. 8-11, Salzburg, $279; Oct. 9, Stuttgart beer festival, $55; Oct. 10, haunted Europa Park, $99; Oct. 15-18, Paris auto show, $279. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.
RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Sept. 23 and 25, Oct. 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 21, 24, 27 and 30, Nov. 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 21, 26 and 28, Dec. 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 19, 23, and 29, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Sept. 18, Oktoberfest parade and family express, 69 euros; Sept. 18, Moselle traditions, 69 euros; Sept. 22, Oct. 9, Bavarian highlights — Dachau and Munich including Oktoberfest, 89 euros; Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27, Dec. 19, Amsterdam, 89 euros; Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oktoberfest express, 69 euros; Sept. 26, Black Forest traditions, 79 euros; Oct. 2, Oktoberfest party train, 672 euros; Oct. 2-3, Oktoberfest overnighter, 179 euros; Oct. 8-10, Nov. 5-7, Dec. 10-12, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 189 euros; Oct. 14, Nov. 13 Bavarian highlights, King Ludwig’s castles, including Oberammergau, 99 euros; Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Oct. 17, Black Forest traditions, 79 euros; Oct. 30, Cochem castle family special, 59 euros; Oct. 31, Military history: Bastogne and Luxembourg, 59 euros; Nov. 26-29, Dresden, Prague and Karlovy Vary in Advent season, 269 euros; Nov. 27, Dec. 5 and 17, Christmas in Cologne, 59 euros; Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, Christmas markets in Nuremberg and Rothenburg, 59 euros; Dec. 4, Christmas on the Moselle, 69 euros; Dec. 11 and 18, Strasbourg Christmas markets, 49 euros; Dec. 12, Bavarian highlights, Dachau and Munich also including Christmas market, 89 euros; Dec. 18-21, Dresden, Prague and Karlovy Vary in advent, 269 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. 29, introduction to scuba, $69. Call DSN 452-7170 or 06565-61-7170.
SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND tRAVEL: 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.
ItalyITT SIGONELLA: 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 adults, $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.
NetherlandsSCHINNEN TRIPS AND TOURS: Nov. 20, Paris, $69; Dec. 11, Cologne Christmas markets. Call 046-443-7561.
