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Germany KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 19-22, Prague, Czech Republic, weekend, $269; Aug. 19-22, white-water rafting and canyoning, $289; Aug. 20, Rhine Ordnance Barracks flea market, $25; Aug. 20, Paris express, $85 adults, $49 children; Aug. 21, auto-free bike day Ruwertal, $39 adults, $29 children; Aug. 27, Amsterdam express, $85 adults, $49 children; Aug. 27, Bavarian fairy-tale castle, $79 adults, $69 children; Aug. 27, Phantasialand theme park, $99 adults, $79 children; Aug. 28, trout fishing, $59 adults, $39 children; Aug. 28, hiking leg 7, $39. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.
RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Aug. 20, 23, 28 and 31, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Aug. 20, Cochem Castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 20-22, Berlin, 299 euros; Aug. 21, Black Forest, 79 euros; Aug. 21, Verdun and Lorraine American Cemetery and memorial in St. Avold, France, 59 euros; Aug. 27, Amsterdam and more, 89 euros; Aug. 26-28, Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 199 euros; Aug. 24, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Sept. 2-10, French river cruise on the A-Rosa Stella through Provence, starting at 1,299 euros; Sept. 3, 8, 11, 14, 17, 22, 25 and 28, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Sept. 3 and 24, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Sept. 5, Black Forest trends and traditions, 79 euros; Sept. 9 and 10, Bad Dürkheim wine fest, 35 euros; Sept. 10, Cochem Castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Sept. 10, medieval Brugge, Belgium, 89 euros; Sept. 11, Bavarian highlights, King Ludwig II’s castles, including an Oberammergau visit, 99 euros; Sept. 15, Verdun and St. Avold, France, military history, 59 euros; Sept. 17, Oktoberfest parade, 69 euros; Sept. 18, Amsterdam, 89 euros; Sept. 21, Bavarian highlights, Dachau and Munich, including Oktoberfest, 89 euros; Sept. 23-25, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; Sept. 24, Oktoberfest, 69 euros. Call 06371-46360 or go to www.RTTtravel.com.
RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: Sept. 2-5, Budapest, Hungary, 719 euros; Oct. 9-16, Egypt and Nile cruise, 1,764 euros; Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Halloween in Transylvania, Romania, 889 euros; 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: Aug. 20; Rock climbing day trip to Frankenjura; $25; Sept. 10; hiking trip to Pottenstein; $15; Sept. 24; day trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber; $20; Oct. 15, trip to Geiselwind amusement park, $12, entrance fees to the park extra, 22.50 euros adults, children shorter than 1.10 meters (about 3.5 feet) free, children taller than 1.10 meters 19.50 euros; Oct. 22, pool trip to Palm Beach, $12, entrance fees for four hours, adults, 13.50 euros, children ages 6 to 15, 9.50 euros, children younger than 6, 3.50 euros; Nov. 19, day trip to Wuerzburg Residenz, $25 transportation and entrance fees; Nov. 24-27, Thanksgiving weekend ski trip to Soelden Austria; $349 transportation, hotel and half-board; Dec. 3, night skiing at the Wasserkuppe, $35 transportation and rental, $20 transportation only; Dec. 10-11, weekend ski trip to Garmisch, $159; Dec. 17, night skiing at the Wasserkuppe, $35 transportation and rental, $20 transportation only. Call DSN 353-8080, 09721-96-8080.
Italy USO NAPLES: All children’s prices are for ages 2-11, unless otherwise noted. Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adults, 43 euros children; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri pottery and the Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adults, 36 euros up to age 11; 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; Aug. 19, Pompeii in the afternoon, 40 euros; Aug. 21, the angel caves of Pertosa, 45 euros adults, 35 euros children; Aug. 26, Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius, 38 euros; Aug. 28, Naples underground and pizza lunch, 35 euros; Aug. 29, midsummer night wine tasting, 25 euros. Call DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or go to 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, Love and Death in Rome: 2,700 Years of Scandals, 40 euros adults, 22 euros children and students; 2:30 daily, Caravaggio: The Genius in Turbulent 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 Rome: Ancient and Medieval, 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. nightly, 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, includes Colosseum, Forum and Michelangelo’s Capitoline Hill, 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 on Appian Way, 40 euros adults, 32 euros ages 2-8. Students must show ID cards. Call USO Rome at 06-397-27419 or see www.uso.it.
Netherlands SCHINNEN TRIPS AND TOURS: Sept. 3, wine festival and fireworks on the Mosel, $49. Call 046-443-7561 or DSN 360-7444.
