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BelgiumSHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Nov. 12, Luxembourg city, 50 euros; Nov. 19 and Jan. 7, Amsterdam, 40 euros; Nov. 26, Valkenburg Christmas caves and Maastricht, 40 euros adults, 37 euros children ages 3-11, 36 euros age 2 and younger; Dec. 3, Aachen and Monschau (Germany) Christmas market, 50 euros; Dec. 10, London Christmas shopping, 65 euros; Dec. 17, Brugge snow and ice sculpture festival, 43 euros adults, 40 euros ages 4-12, 30 euros up to age 3; Dec. 27, Paris, 45 euros; Dec. 30-Jan. 1, New Year’s in London, 420 euros single, 260 euros double, 175 euros ages 5-12, 100 euros up to age 4; Feb. 4 & 5, early Valentine weekend in Paris, 185 euros single, 130 euros double, 100 euros up to age 11; Feb. 18-21, Lisbon, 920 euros single, 800 euros double, 785 euros triple, 655 children up to age 9; April 5-14, Spain, 630 euros single, 500 euros double, 475 euros triple, 190 euros children up to age 1; April 21, Keukenhof, 50 euros adults, 50 euros children ages 4-11, 43 euros children up to age 3; Call 32 (0) 65 44 3884, email shapetripsandtours1@gmail.com or visit www.shape2day.com.

GermanyKAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Nov. 12 and Dec. 17, Paris express, $89 adults, $49 children; Nov. 5, Amsterdam express, $89 adults, $49 children; Nov. 5, Swiss chocolate and cheese tasting, $89 adults, $79 children; Nov. 6 and 20, trout fishing, $59 adults, $39 children; Nov. 10-14, Prague, $269; Nov. 11, Dachau concentration camp, $69 adults, $49 children; Nov. 19, Prague express, $99 adults, $59 children; Nov. 19, Valkenburg caves (Netherlands) and Aachen (Germany) market, $59 adults, $49 children; Nov. 20 and Dec. 11, Caracalla spa day, $69; Nov. 24-27, Paris, $369; Nov. 25, Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas market, $49 adults, $39 children; Nov. 26, Nuremberg Christmas market, $59 adults, $49 children; Nov. 27, Metz, France and Luxembourg city Christmas markets, $39 adults, $29 children; Dec. 2, Heidelberg Christmas market, $29; Dec. 3, Amsterdam express, $89 adults, $49 children; Dec. 3, Brussels Christmas market, $69 adults, $49 children; Dec. 4 and 18, indoor ice skating, $29; Dec. 4, Strasbourg and Colmar, France, Christmas markets, $49 adults, $39 children; Dec. 9, Trier Christmas market, $29; Dec. 10, Bastogne (Belgium) memorial march, $59; Dec. 10, Valkenburg caves and Aachen market, $59 adults, $39 children; Dec. 11, Tollwood and Munich Christmas markets, $69 adults, $49 children; Dec. 16, Mainz Christmas market, $29; Dec. 17, Pied Piper’s Christmas market, $69 adults, $59 children; Dec. 18, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Nuremberg Christmas markets, $59 adults, $49 children; Dec. 23, Bernkastel-Kues Christmas market, $29; Dec. 24, Salzburg (Austria) Christmas market, $99 adults, $59 children; Dec. 30-Jan. 2, New Year’s Eve in Paris, $389; Dec. 30-Jan. 2, New Year’s Eve in Prague, $429; Dec. 31, Amsterdam after dark New Year’s Eve, $89 adults, $49 children. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.

RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Nov. 6, 9, 12, 17, 20, 23 and 25, Castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Nov. 11, Bavarian Highlights including King Ludwig’s Castles and Oberammergau, 99 euros; Nov. 11-13, Three Faces of Berlin, 299 euros; Nov. 11-13, Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 189 euros; Nov. 19, Cochem Castle Medieval Dinner, 79 euros; Nov. 25-28, Dresden, Prague and Karlovy Vary in Advent, 269 euros; Nov. 26, Christmas in Bavaria, including Dachau and Munich highlights and Munich Christmas markets, 89 euros, Nov. 25, Christmas in Amsterdam, 89 euros; Nov. 26, Christmas Markets in Nuremberg and Rothenburg, 69 euros; Nov. 27, Christmas in Cologne, 59 euros; Nov. 27, Christmas Castles on the Rhine, 79 euros. Bus tours are without transfers. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.

RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: Nov. 20-27, Egypt and Nile cruise, 1,564 euros; Nov. 24-28, Malta, 719 euros. Flights depart from Frankfurt. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.

SCHWEINFURT OUTDOOR RECREATION: Nov. 19, day trip to Würzburg Residenz, $25. Call DSN 353-8080, 09721-96-8080.

SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: Nov. 5, mountain biking, Belgium, $35, $25 with own equipment; Nov. 15 & Dec. 13, intro to scuba, $69; Nov. 18 & 19, DSLR 101, outdoor photography, $60; Dec. 3, mountain bike Belgium, $25, $35 without equipment; Dec. 14, hunting information class, free; Dec. 16 & 17, DSLR 101, outdoor photography, $60. Reservations required for all trips. Call DSN 452-7170 or 06565-61-7170.

SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND TRAVEL: Nov. 4-5, Berlin express, 75 euros adults, 70 euros children ages 3-12; Nov. 11, Bastogne for Veteran’s Day, 39 euros adults, 34 euros ages 3-12; Nov. 12, Cologne city and chocolate museum, 35 euros adults, 32 euros ages 6-16, 25 euros ages 3-5; Nov. 18-19, London express, 85 euros adults, 80 euros ages 3-12; Nov. 19, medieval dinner at Cochem Castle, 65 euros adults; Nov. 24-26, Venice overnight, 175 euros adults, 150 euros ages 2-11, 40 euros single supplement; Nov. 24-26, Prague overnight, 120 euros adults, 99 euros ages 2-11, 30 euros single supplement; Nov. 26, Rüdesheim Christmas market of nations, 30 euros adults, 25 euros ages 3-12; Nov. 24-27, Tenerife, Canary Islands; Call DSN 452-6567 or 06565-61-6567.

ItalyUSO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adults, 43 euros children; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and the Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adults, 36 euros children; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adults, 43 euros children; Saturdays, wine tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros adults; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adults, 43 euros children. Children’s prices apply for ages 2-11. Call DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or see http://naples.uso.it.

USO ROME: 8 a.m. daily, Rome’s main sights, 36 euros adults, 28 euros ages 2-8; 9:30 a.m. daily, Borghese Gallery, 45 euros adults, 35 euros children and students; 3 p.m. daily, Rome: 2,700 Years of Scandals, 40 euros adults, 22 euros children and students; 2:30 daily, Caravaggio in Baroque Rome, 37 euros adults, 30 euros children and students; 10 a.m. daily, Vatican museums and St. Peter’s, 55 euros adults, 46 euros children and students; 9:30 a.m. daily, Colosseum and Roman Forum, 50 euros adults, 41 euros children and students; 2:45 daily, underground ancient Rome, 46 euros adults, 38 euros children and students; 2 p.m. daily, Palatine Hill, 31 euros adults, children 5-17 and students; 7 p.m. daily, Rome at Twilight, 29 euros adults, 23 euros children and students; 7:15 nightly, Rome by Night, two-hour tour 39 euros, four-hour tour 75 euros; 8:30 a.m. Mon. through Sat., Vatican and St. Peter’s tour, including Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, 65 euros adults, 55 euros children; 2 p.m. daily, Rome of the Caesars, 65 euros adults, 55 euros ages 2-8; 2 p.m. daily, catacombs with St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, plus Christian catacombs, 40 euros adults, 32 euros ages 2-8. Call 06-397-27419 or see www.uso.it.

NetherlandsUSAG Schinnen FMWR Trips and Tours: Nov. 19, Paris, $69; Dec. 2-4, London and Rochester for Dickensian Christmas festival, $349 double/triple, $449 single, $249 up to age 15; Dec. 17, Cologne (Germany) Christmas markets, $45. Call 0031(0)46-443-7561 or DSN 360-7561.

SpainROTA OUTDOOR RECREATION: Nov.11-13, Tarifa kite surfing course, $415; Nov. 24-26, get PADI certified while scuba diving in Tarifa, $660; Nov. 24-27, descent of the River Sella and canyoning in Austria, $385. Call (+34) 956 823 101 or 727-3101.

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