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BelgiumShape trips and tours: Oct. 4, Netherlands family day, fees, lunch, boat cruise included, 105 euros; Oct. 4, Luxembourg city and Villeroy and Boch outlet, 35 euros; Oct. 11, Bouillon and Sedan castles, 40 euros adult, 35 euros up to age 12; Oct. 11, Paris: The Latin Quarter, 45 euros includes tour, 35 euros without; Oct. 18-19, family hiking weekend Berdorf, Luxembourg, 80 euros double, 120 euros single; Oct. 24-30, Prague, breakfasts included, 1,275 euros adult, 840 euros ages 5-12, 590 euros ages 2-5; Nov. 7-11, Athens, all inclusive, 780 euros double, 776 euros triple, 900 euros single, 640 euros ages 2-12, 350 euros up to age 2 when staying with two adults. Call DSN 423-3884 or see www.shapetripsandtours.com.

GermanyKaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation: Oct. 4, Oktoberfest Express, $75; Oct. 4, sky diving, $279; Oct. 5, trout fishing, $49/$39; Oct. 8, Wednesday evening climb, $40; Oct. 10-13, Paris weekend and car show, $299; Oct. 10-13, ski and bike weekend in Zell-am-See, Austria, $320; Oct. 11, Amsterdam Express, $85; Oct. 11, Cannstatter Festival, Stuttgart, $55; Oct. 12, Disneyland Paris Express, $125 adult, $99 child; Oct. 10-13 ski and bike weekend, Zell-am-See, Austria $320, Oct.18, flea market, ROB Warehouse $25; Oct. 18, Prague Express, $95; Oct. 18, last canoe trip and wine probe, $55; Oct. 19, horseback riding, $45; Oct. 19 Caracalla Spa, Baden-Baden, $69; Oct. 24-26 Stubai ski weekend, $245; Oct. 25, Europa-Park, $89 adult, $79 child; Oct. 25, hiking trip, $30; Oct. 26, trout fishing, $49 adult, $39 child; Oct. 31, Frankenstein castle haunted house, near Darmstadt, $69; Nov. 1, Glacier Ski Express, $79; Nov. 1, Paris Express, $85; Nov. 5, Wednesday evening climb, $40; Nov. 8-11, Austria ski weekend, $320; Nov. 8-11, Prague weekend, $225; Nov. 8, Glacier Ski Express, $79; Nov. 15, Glacier Ski Express, $79, Nov. 15, Cheb bazaar and Karlovy Vary shopping express, Czech Republic, $89; Nov. 16, trout fishing, $49 adult $39 child; Nov. 21, after-work spa night Miramar, $49; Nov. 22, Prague Express, $95; Nov. 27-30, Thanksgiving ski weekend, Austria, $329; Nov. 27-30, ski and party Thanksgiving weekend, $259; Nov. 29 Strasbourg Christmas market, France, $40; Nov. 29, Glacier Ski Express, $79; Nov. 30 Luxembourg city volksmarch and Christmas market, $40. Contact Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation for further information at DSN 493-4117 or 0631-3406-4117.

Manheim Outdoor Recreation: Oct. 18, Halloween trip, Frankenstein castle, near Darmstadt, $15 per person, entrance not included. Call DSN 381-7215 or 0621-730-7215.Oct. 4, 8, 11, 16, 18, 22, 26 and 30, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Oct. 4, Oktoberfest Express, 69 euros; Oct. 4, Oktoberfest party train, 71 euros; Oct. 4, Amsterdam and more, 99 euros; Oct. 5 and 13 Germany’s Black Forest region, 69 euros; Oct. 10-12, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 179 euros; Oct. 11, Bavarian Highlights, Neuschwanstein castle and Dachau, 89 euros; Oct. 12, castles and wine on the Moselle, 79 euros; Oct. 18-19, Brussels and Brugge, 139 euros; Oct. 25-26, Alpine Europe/"Sound of Music" tour, one hotel overnight in Salzburg with tours, Obersalzberg and salt mines, 219 euros; Oct. 25, Cochem Castle, castle tour and knights dinner, 79 euros; Nov. 2, 5, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 28 (Thanksgiving special), and 30, Castles on the Rhine with river cruise, lunch, wine tasting and shopping, 79 euros; Nov. 7-9, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 179 euros; Nov. 8, Cochem Castle tour and knights dinner, 79 euros; Nov. 8, Amsterdam and more, 99 euros; Nov. 11 and 22, Bavarian highlights, Neuschwanstein castle and Dachau, 89 euros; Nov. 15-16, Alpine Europe/"Sound of Music Tour, Obersalzberg and salt mines, 219 euros; Nov. 22-23, Brussels and Brugge, 139 euros; Nov. 29, traditional German Christmas markets, Rothenburg and Nuremberg, 59 euros; Nov. 29, Christmas magic in Cologne, 49 euros. All bus tours without transfers. Call 06371-46360.

RTT Flight Tours: Oct. 11-18, Egypt, includes Nile cruise, land excursions and most meals, 1,279 euros; Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Romania, Dracula Tour, three overnights and six meals for 849 euros; Nov. 23-30, Moscow and St. Petersburg, book early for visa, 1,469 euros; Nov. 26-30, Malta, World Heritage sites and culture on two islands, includes stay at a resort hotel and many meals, 699 euros; Dec. 20-27 and Dec. 27-Jan. 3, Egypt, flights, land excursions, Nile cruise and most meals for 1,469 euros. All flight tours depart from Frankfurt. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com tours pages for information.

Rhein Neckar USO: Oct. 4, Evelins Wellness Paradise, $40; Oct. 4, Oktoberfest day trip, $65; Oct. 5, Rhine River cruise tour includes boat, train and castle fees, $60 adults, $35 ages 4-12, $20 ages 3 and younger; Oct. 7, Worms orientation, 10 euros; Oct. 9, Speyer orientation, 10 euros; Oct. 10, shopping in France, $40 adults, $25 children 11 and younger; Oct. 11, Rhine River cruise, including boat, train and castle fees, $60 adults, $35 children ages 4-12, $20 ages 3 and younger; Oct. 11, Paris Express, day trip, $105 adults, $60 children younger than 12; Oct. 11, Auerbach castle knights meal, 62 euros adults, 31 euros children 3-11; Oct. 11, Generations of War: Germany vs. France from 1870-1945 military history tour, contact USO for pricing; Oct. 12, Neuschwanstein castle, tour includes transportation and castle entrance fee, $79 adults, $59 children 15 and younger; Oct. 13, Porsche Factory and Sinsheim Auto and Technik Museum, $45; Oct. 13, Black Forest, $55 adults, $39 children 11 and younger; Oct. 14 Ladenburg orientation, 10 euros; Oct. 17-19, Polish Pottery Express, $120. Call USO Heidelberg at DSN 370-7924 or 6017, or 06221-57-7924 or 6017; USO Mannheim at DSN 385-3195 or 3668, or 0621-730-3195 or 3668.

Spangdahlem information, tickets and travel: Oct. 4, Black Forest Express, 54 euros adults, 49 euros children ages 3-12; Oct. 4, Oktoberfest Express, 75 euros; Oct. 11, Amsterdam Express, 59 euros adults, 55 euros for ages 3-12; Oct. 11, trip to Cologne and chocolate museum, 35 euros adults, 30 euros children 3-12; Oct. 11-12, Best of Paris, 175 euros adults, 165 euros children ages 3-12; Oct. 17-18, Prague, 69 euros; Oct. 18, Moselle cruise, dinner and wine tasting, 58 euros; Oct. 18, Six Flags Holland for Halloween, 69 euros adults, 65 euros ages 3-12; Oct. 25, Frankenstein’s castle, near Darmstadt, Halloween party, 55 euros; Oct. 25, medieval dinner at Cochem castle, 59 euros; Oct. 26, Frankenstein castle family day 45 euros adults, 40 euros children ages 3-12. Call DSN 452-6567 or 06565-61-6567.

Spangdahlem outdoor recreation: Oct. 23 and 28, introduction to scuba at Mont Mare, $69 per person, $49 for certified divers, includes transportation, instruction and most equipment, mask and fins may be rented on location for 3 euros each; Oct. 25, Koulshore Mountain Bike Park, includes transportation, guide and bike, $25, $15 with your bike; Oct. 31, Spangdahlem loop mountain bike ride, $25, includes transportation, guide and bike, $15 with your own bike; Nov. 3-10 and Nov. 10-17, Red Sea scuba diving, fully booked, sign up now for the next trip in April 2009. Call DSN 452-7170 or 06565-61-7170.

Wiesbaden outdoor recreation: Sky diving in the Black Forest, $299; canoe on the Rhine, $29 for adults, $19 for children; Rüdesheim Romantic Tour, $35 for adults, $25 for children; Mainz by bike, $10; Movie Park, $69 adults, $59 children younger than 12; Moselle River, $149 with the ODR bike, $129 with your bike. Call for tour dates at DSN 337-5760 0611-705-5760.

ItalyUSO Rome: Vatican and St. Peter’s Tour, including the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica, 8:30 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays, $65 adults, $55 children ages 5-17; Rome of the Caesars, including Roman Colosseum, Forum, Michelangelo’s Capitoline Hill, daily at 2 p.m., $65 adults, $55 children ages 2-8; Catacombs of Rome, with St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran and the Holy Stairs, underground tunnel network of the Christian Catacombs on Appian Way, 2 p.m. daily, $40 adults, $32 children 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 adults, $28 children ages 2-8; Rome After Dark Dinner

Dark Dinner Tour, with traditional Italian dinner and driving tour by Rome’s major monuments, illuminated, 75 euros, 5 years and older. Contact USO Rome Center, 06-397-27419 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, or e-mail inforome@uso.it or visit www.uso.it.

Sigonella ITT: Oct. 10-13, San Vito Capo camping, price TBD. Call DSN 624-4777 or 09556-4777.

Camp Darby outdoor recreation: Oct. 4, Movieland Studios, $50 for transportation, 21 euros entrance fee, entrance for children under 100 cm free; Oct. 11, Genoa aquarium, $25 adults, $19 children ages 3-10, 20 euros entrance fee not included in price; Oct. 18, The Wine Cave, $15 plus 12-euro entrance fee for adults and 8.50 euros for children; Oct. 18, Italian Riviera, $39 adults, $34 children ages 3-10; Oct. 25, Perugia chocolate trip, $50; Nov. 1, Florence, $45 adults, $39 children; Nov. 8, Christmas shopping for Tuscan ceramics in Montelupo Florentine, $15; Nov. 22, Christmas shopping at the I Gigli mall, $15; Nov. 24, Ferrari Museum in Maranello, $20 for transportation, entrance fees extra; Nov. 29, Florence, $45 adults, $39 children. Details at DSN 633-7775 or 39-050-547775

NetherlandsSchinnen trips and tours:: Oct. 18-21, Prague, $389 per person in double or triple room, $499 for single rooms; Nov. 22, day trip to Paris, $69, register with full payment by Nov. 15; Dec. 5, Cologne Christmas markets, $39, register by Dec. 5; Dec. 6-7, London and Rochester for Dickensian Christmas Festival, $199 per person in double or triple room, $225 for single rooms. Dec. 6, weekend trip to London and Rochester, $199 double or triple, $225 single for round-trip luxury motor coach and one overnight with breakfast. Register today, $100 person, balance due before Oct.16. Call DSN 360-7561 or 046-443-7561.

United KingdomRAF Lakenheath outdoor recreation: Oct. 4–7, "Harry Potter" and Loch Ness, $585 adult, $550 ages 5-18, $252 children younger than 5.; Oct. 12, 90th Royal Air Force Anniversary, $5; Oct. 18–19, Horse Trekking in Wales, $315; Oct. 25, Fishing in the North Sea, TBA; Oct. 26, Cycle Newmarket, $15 for adults, $19 for children; Nov. 1, Wizard’s Night Out, $35 adults, $25 children, $100 for family of 4. For details call DSN 226- 2146 or CIV 01638- 52-2146.

RAF Fairford outdoor recreation: Oct. 11, cycling in the Forest Dean, 12 pounds; Oct. 12, sea fishing, 40 pounds; Oct. 18, quad biking in Wales, 28 pounds; Oct. 19, canoeing the River Thames, 9 pounds adults, 6 pounds children; Oct. 25, horse trekking in Wales, 28 pounds; Oct. 26, hike the Blorenge, 6 pounds adults, 4 pounds children. For details, call DSN 247-4249 or 01285-71-4249. RAF ALCONBURY ITT: Nov. 8, "Disney on Ice 2008," 29 pounds. Call DSN 268-3704 or 01480-84-3704.

RAF Lakenheath ITT: Oct. 11, London Do Your Own Thing, 15 pounds adults, 14 pounds children; Oct. 11, Hooters, 15 pounds; Oct. 12, Stonehenge, Old Sarum and Salisbury, 28 pounds adults, 24 pounds children; Oct. 18, Halloween Hocus Pocus at Chessington World of Adventure, 31 pounds adults, 24 pounds children; Oct. 18, UFC Championship, 95-135 pounds; Oct. 18, Fright Night at Thorpe Amusement Park, 31 pounds for adults, 24 pounds children; Oct. 19, London Dungeon, 28 pounds adults, 25 poundsr children; Oct. 25, Jack the Ripper Tour and ICE Bar, 33 pounds; Oct. 25, London half-day sightseeing tour, 21 pounds adults, 20 pounds children; Oct. 26, Robin Hood Pageant, 13 pounds; Oct. 26, Alton Towers Scarefest, 38 pounds adults, 32 pounds children; Oct. 26, Haunted Warwick Castle, 26 pounds adults, 20 pounds children; Nov. 1, Legoland and fireworks, 31 pounds adults, 30 pounds children; Nov. 1, Norwich beer festival, 9 pounds; Nov. 2, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, 31 pounds adults, 28 pounds children; Nov. 8, Lord Mayor’s parade, 15 pounds adults, 14 pounds children; Nov. 8, Thorpe Blast, 31 pounds adults, 24 pounds children; Nov. 9, "Legend of Excalibur Firework Spectacular" at Leeds Castle, 28 pounds adults, 23 pounds children. For details, call DSN 226-2979 or 01638-52-2979.

Attention ski clubs,US0 and MWR:Get listed!

On Nov. 6, the Travel section will begin running its weekly list of military community ski clubs and trips. We would like to include information about your club and its activities in this issue and in the "Ski Clubs and Events" calendar, which runs throughout the winter. Trips conducted by USO and Morale, Welfare and Recreation offices also are welcome.

Please submit the following information by Oct. 20 (in this order): name of club or organization; base/city; name of contact; telephone number, e-mail address, Web site or mailing address for additional information; membership costs (single and family); meeting schedule (days and location); trip schedule (resort, dates and costs, for instance: Stubaital, Nov. 11-13, 250 euros), plus additional information, such as costs based on double occupancy, trips by bus or U-drive and whether food and drink are included. E-mail the information to: travel@estripes.osd.mil.

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