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Belgium

SHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Aug. 21-22, Alsace, France, Kaysersberg, Riquewihr, Colmar and Strasbourg, 135 euros single, 115 euros double and twin, 105 euros triple, 100 euros ages 3-11 when sharing with two paying adults; Aug. 28, castles of Luxembourg: Vianden, Bourscheid and Beaufort, 55 euros adults, 45 euros ages 3-12, 40 euros up to age 2; Sept. 4-5, London, 200 euros single, 155 euros double, twin or triple, 125 euros up to age 11 with two paying adults; Sept. 4, wine festival, Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, 65 euros; 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. Call 065-44-3884, e-mail shapetripsandtours@gmail.com or see www.shape2day.com.

Germany

HEIDELBERG OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 21, deep-sea fishing, Scheveningen, Netherlands, $149; Aug. 20-22, Swiss Alps, $159; Aug. 21, Paris express, $85; Aug. 21, Neckar canoe trip, $30; Aug. 28, Prague Express, $95; Aug. 29, Phantasialand, $89 adults, $79 up to age 11. Call 388-9282, 06221-3389282.

KAISERSLAUTERN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sky diving, $289, Aug. 20-22, Swiss Alps, $159, Aug. 21, deep-sea fishing, $149, Aug. 21, Paris express, $85, Aug. 21, ROB flea market, $25, Aug. 22, trout fishing, $55 adults, $39 children, Aug. 28, Prague express, $95, Aug. 28, castle hike, $25; Aug. 29, Phantasialand, $89 adults, $79 children; Sept. 3-6, Belgian beer festival, $239; Sept. 3-6, extreme rafting and canyoning, $285; Sept. 3-6, Lloret De Mar, Spain, $349; Sept. 4, Mittelmosel wine fest, $39, Sept. 5, Disneyland express, $149 adults, $99 children; Sept. 10, Bad Durkheim 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. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.

RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Aug. 21, 26 and 29, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 189 euros; Aug. 21, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 28, Amsterdam and more, 89 euros; Aug. 22, Mosel traditions, 69 euros; Aug. 28, Cochem castle family special, 59 euros; Aug. 29, Cochem wine fest and fireworks, 39 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: Aug. 22, Devil’s Canyon hike, $15, $40 for a family of four. Call DSN 452-7170 or 06565-61-7170. Reserve one week in advance.

SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION TICKETS AND TRAVEL: Aug. 21, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 65 euros adults, 50 euros ages 6-16; Aug. 21, Wittlich pig fest, 19 euros adults, 15 euros ages 3-12; Aug. 20-21, London budget tour, 85 euros; Aug. 21, Six Flags Holland, 65 euros adults, 61 euros ages 3-12; Aug. 28, Manderscheid fest, 25 euros adults, 22 euros ages 12-17, 18 euros ages 3-11; Aug. 28, Paris express, 69 euros adults, 60 euros ages 3-12; Aug. 28, Brugge express, 50 euros adults, 45 euros ages 3-12. Call 452-6567 or 06565-61-6567.

USO RHEIN-NECKAR: Aug. 20, Polish pottery express, 105 euros; Aug. 21, Disney express, 120 euros adults, 100 euros ages 3-11, 60 euros up to age 3; Aug. 22, Luisenpark orientation, 6 euros; Aug. 24, Ladenburg orientation, 10 euros; Aug. 28, battle of the Hürtgen forest, “U.S. Army at the Siegfried Line, Fall 1944,” 50 euros; Aug. 28, Frankfurt museums intro, 20 euros; Aug. 29, Metz plum (mirabelle) festival, 59 euros adults, 49 euros up to age 12; Sept. 2, Speyer orientation, 10 euros; Sept. 4, Heidelberg illumination cruise, 20 euros; Sept. 11, Pfalz wine festival, Bad Dürkheimer 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

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. Mon. through Sat., $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: Aug. 21, Luxembourg city and Gen. George S. Patton’s grave, $49; Sept. 4, wine festival on the Mosel, $49; Oct. 30-Nov. 1, NFL San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium, London, $625 single, $525 double. Call 046-443-7561.

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