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Belgium

SHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Aug. 6-7 Paris overnight, 180 euros for double or twin, 130 euros adults, 100 euros ages 2-11, 50 euros up to age 2 (with two adults), Aug. 14, English history tour, Kent heritage farm, home of Winston Churchill, and Hever Castle, 95 euros adults, 80 euros ages 3-15, 60 euros up to age 2 (includes entry fees); Aug. 21-22, Alsace, France, Kaysersberg, Riquewihr, Colmar and Strasbourg, 135 euros single, 115 euros double/twin, 105 euros triple, 105 euros triple, 100 euros ages 3-11 when sharing triple 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. 6-8, extreme white-water rafting and canyoning, Austria, $285; Aug. 7, Amsterdam Express, $85; Aug. 7, Disneyland Express, $149 adults, $99 up to age 11; Aug. 8, Caracalla spa day, Baden-Baden, $69, Aug. 13-15, Third Reich tour, Munich, Berchtesgaden and Nuremberg, $319; Aug. 14, Cheb and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, shopping express, $89; Aug. 14, skydiving, $289; Aug. 21, deep-sea fishing, Schevingen, 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: Aug. 6-8, white-water rafting and canyoning, $285; Aug. 7, Amsterdam, $85; Aug. 7, Disneyland Express, $149; Aug. 8, Caracalla spa, $69; Aug. 8, Tongeren flea market, $49. Call 0631-3406-4117 or DSN 493-4117.

RTT TRAVEL/RAMSTEIN: Aug. 7, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26 and 29, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Aug. 7, Dachau and Munich, 89 euros; Aug. 14, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Aug. 11 and 28, Black Forest, 79 euros; Aug. 13-15, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 189 euros; Aug. 21, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 28, Amsterdam and more, 89 euros; Aug. 22, traditions on the Moselle, 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: Aug. 13-15, Edinburgh military tattoo, 829 euros; Oct. 9-16, Egypt and Nile cruise, 1,499 euros; Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Transylvania, 839 euros; Nov. 20-27, Egypt and the Nile, 1,499 euros; Nov. 24-28, Malta, 699 euros. Flight tours depart from Frankfurt International Airport. Call 06371-46360 or see www.RTTtravel.com.

SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 8, Boar Creek Valley mountain biking, $15 or free with own bike; Aug. 11, intro to scuba, $69; Aug. 14-15, Eifel classic cycling, free; 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. 6-8, Berlin, 129 euros adults; Aug. 7, Cologne zoo and aquarium, 39 euros adults, 30 euros ages 4-14; Aug. 7, Moselle cruise, dinner and wine tasting, 55 euros per person; Aug. 14, Amsterdam, 65 euros adults, 58 euros ages 10-17, 50 euros ages 3-9; Aug. 14, Strasbourg and pottery of Alsace, 40 euros adults, 35 euros ages 3-12; Aug. 14, Rhine in Flames, Koblenz, 98 euros per person; 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 per person; 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. 7, Weinheim orientation with fair, 10 euros adults, 6 euros up to age 6; Aug. 7, Strasbourg, France, 59 euros adults, 49 euros ages up to age 12; Aug. 7, Evelin’s Wellness Paradise, 30 euros; Aug. 7, Prague, 80 euros adults, 60 euros up to age 12; Aug. 14, Rhine River cruise, 45 euros adults, 20 euros ages 4-12, 15 euros up to age 3; Aug. 14, Trier Roman festival, 50 euros adults, 35 euros, ages 6-13, 20 euros up to age 5; Aug. 14, Auerbach castle knights meal and tournament, 76 euros adults, 36 euros ages 5-15; Aug. 14, Karlsruhe orientation, 15 euros; 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, “The U.S. Army at the Siegfried line, Fall 1944,” 50 euros; Aug. 28, Frankfurt museums orientation, 20 euros; Aug. 29, Metz Plum (Mirabelle) festival, 59 euros adults, 49 euros up to age 12. Call DSN 385-2082 or 0621-730-2082.

Italy

USO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adult, 43 euros up to age 11; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adult, 36 euros up to age 11; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adult, 43 euros up to age 11; Saturdays, wine tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros adult; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adult, 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 Moselle, $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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