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BelgiumSHAPE TRIPS AND TOURS: Aug. 18-19, London, 210 euros single, 163 euros double, twin or triple, 135 euros ages 5-12, 110 euros up to age 5; Aug. 25, Maastricht, Netherlands, 35 euros; Sept. 1, Mosel wine festival, 85 euros adult, 65 euros younger than 2; Sept. 29-30, Munich’s Oktoberfest, 220 euros, single, 175 euros, double or twin. Call 06544-3884, email shapetripsandtours1@gmail.com or visit shape2day.com.

GermanyBAMBERG OUTDOOR RECREATION: Sept. 6, Oct. 4 and Nov. 8, Bamberg tour, $25; Sept. 8, Berlin city tour, $65; Oct. 6, Munich’s Oktoberfest, $40; Oct. 6, Bamberg, outdoor climbing, $30. Call DSN 469-9376 or CIV 0951-300-9376.

BAUMHOLDER OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 25, Sept. 1, Euro Disneyland, $155 adult, $147 ages 3-11, $75 ages 2 and younger. Call DSN 485-7182/6345/6202.

HEIDELBERG USO: Aug. 18, Bern, Switzerland, $119 adult, $109 ages 5-11, $79 up to age 4; Aug. 18, königstuhl, Heidelberg, $20 adult, $15 ages 6-16, $10 ages 3-5, no charge up to age 3; Aug. 18, Elvis festival, $99; Aug. 25, Paris, Disneyland, $189 adults, $179 ages 3-11, $69 younger than 3; Aug. 25, Trier by Train, $49; Aug. 26, Riesling Route, Heidelberg, $69; Aug. 31, weekend in Prague, Czech Republic, $369 adult, $199 ages 6-11, $99 younger than 6; Sept. 8, Ludwigsburg Venetian festival, $99 adult, $79 ages 6-11, $59 younger than 6; Sept. 8, Ladenburg by train and Altstadt Fest, $25 adult, $15 ages 6-14, younger than 6 free; Sept. 8, Mainz walking tour, $29 adult, younger than 6 free; Sept. 15, Weinheim and the French market by train, $15, younger than 6 free; Sept. 22, Metz, France, art and impressions from WWI, $109 adult, $89 younger than 12; Sept. 21, London, $199 adult, $189 younger than 12; Sept. 23, Rhine River cruise, $89 adult, $69 ages 5-11, $39 younger than 5; Sept. 23, Riesling route, $69 adult, $49 younger than 12; Sept. 29, Berlin, $119 adult, $99 ages 5-11, $79 younger than 5. Call DSN 370-7924.

RTT TRAVEL RAMSTEIN: Aug. 19, 22, 25 and 30, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Aug. 17-19 and Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 199 euros; Aug. 25, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 89 euros; Aug. 11, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Aug. 12 and 23, Black Forest region of Germany, 79 euros; Aug. 15 and 26, Bavarian highlights, Dachau and Munich, 89 euros; Aug. 18, Heidelberg scavenger hunt and old town, 79 euros; Aug. 18, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Aug. 19, Bavarian highlights, King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; Sept. 1, Champagne region of France, 79 euros; Sept. 1, mystical medieval Brugge, 89 euros; Sept. 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 and 30, castles on the Rhine, 79 euros; Sept. 3 and 20, Black Forest, 79 euros; Sept. 8, Bavarian highlights, Dachau and Munich, 89 euros; Sept. 9, Bavarian highlights, King Ludwig’s castles, 99 euros; Sept. 14-16, Prague and Karlovy Vary, 199 euros; Sept. 15, Heidelberg scavenger hunt and old town, 79 euros; Sept. 15, Cochem castle medieval dinner, 79 euros; Sept. 22, Amsterdam, 89 euros; Sept. 22, Oktoberfest parade express, Munich, 69 euros; Sept. 26 and 29, Oktoberfest express, Munich, 69 euros. All bus tours are without transfers. Call CIV 06371-46360 or see RTTtravel.com.

RTT FLIGHT TOURS/RAMSTEIN: Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Transylvania, Romania, 889 euros; Nov. 24-28, Malta, 749 euros. Call 06371-46360 or see RTTtravel.com.

SCHWEINFURT OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 18, Wunsiedel, rock labyrinth, $15, 4 euros cave entrance fee. DSN 353-8080 or CIV 09721-96-8080.

SPANGDAHLEM OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 17-18, DSLR photography, Trier, Germany, $60; Aug. 26, geocaching, Spangdahlem, free; Aug. 31-Sept.3, mountain hike, Kirchdorf, Austria, $500; Sept. 3, trout pond fishing, Barweiler, Germany, $50; Sept. 21-23, Baltic Sea fishing, Kappeln, Germany, $175. Call DSN 452-7170 or CIV 06565-617170.

SPANGDAHLEM INFORMATION, TICKETS AND TRAVEL: Aug. 18, Six Flags Holland, 80 euros adult, 75 euros ages 5-12, 58 euros ages 3-4; Aug. 18, Black Forest express, 55 euros adult, 50 euros ages 6-17, 45 euros ages 3-5; Aug. 18, Cochem medieval dinner, 65 euros adult. Call DSN 452-6567 or CIV 06565-61-6567.

WIESBADEN OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 18, Frankfurt, walking tour, $39 adult, $34 ages 6-17, younger than 6 free; Aug. 18, Bern, Switzerland, $119 adult, $109 ages 5-11, $79 younger than 5; Aug. 18, Heidelberg, Elvis festival, $99; Aug. 25, Disneyland Paris Express, $189 adult, $179 ages 3-11, $69 younger than 3; Aug. 25, Trier by train, $49; Aug. 26, Riesling Route, Heidelberg, $69; Aug. 31, weekend in Prague, $369 adult, $199 ages 6-11, $99 younger than 6; Sept. 8, Ludwigsburg Venetian festival, $99 adult, $79 ages 6-11, $59 younger than 6; Sept. 8, Ladenburg by train and Altstadt Fest, $25 adult, $15 ages 6-14, younger than 6 free; Sept. 8, Mainz walking tour, $29 adult, younger than 6 free; Sept. 16, Rüdesheim, walking tour and wine-tasting, $35; Sept. 22, Frankfurt walking tour, $39, $34 ages 6-17, younger than 6 free; Sept. 22, Metz, France, art and impressions from WWI, $109 adult, $89 younger than 12; Sept. 21, London, $199 adult, $189 younger than 12; Sept. 23, Rhine River cruise, $89 adult, $69 ages 5-11, $39 younger than 5; Sept. 23, Riesling route, $69 adult, $49 younger than 12; Sept. 29, Berlin, $119 adult, $99 ages 5-11, $79 younger than 5. Call DSN 337-5760 or CIV 0611-705-5760.

ItalyUSO NAPLES: Tuesdays, Best of the Region, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Thursdays, Sorrento, Vietri and Emerald Grotto, 39 euros adult, 36 euros child; Fridays, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child; Saturdays, wine tasting on Vesuvius, 45 euros adult; Sundays, Sorrento and Pompeii, 48 euros adult, 43 euros child. Call DSN 626-5713 or 629-4903 or see http://naples.uso.it.

USO ROME: Daily at 8 a.m., Rome, 36 euros adult, 28 euros ages 2-8; 9:30 a.m. daily, Borghese Gallery, 45 euros adult, 35 euros child; 3 p.m. daily, Scandals in Rome, 40 euros adult, 22 euros child; 2:30 daily, Caravaggio in Baroque Rome, 37 euros adult, 30 euros child; 10 a.m. daily, Vatican museums and St. Peter’s, 55 euros adult, 46 euros child; 9:30 a.m. daily, Colosseum and Roman Forum, 50 euros adult, 41 euros child; 2:45 daily, underground ancient Rome, 46 euros adult, 38 euros child; 2 p.m. daily, Palatine Hill, 31 euros adult and ages 5-17; 7 p.m. daily, Rome at Twilight, 29 euros adult, 23 euros child; 7:15 nightly, Rome by Night, two hours, 39 euros, four hours, 75 euros; 8:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, Vatican and St. Peter’s tour, including Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, 65 euros adult, 55 euros child; 2 p.m. daily, Rome of the Caesars, includes Colosseum, Forum and Capitoline Hill, 65 euros adult, 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 adult, 32 euros 2-8. Call CIV 06-397-27419.

ITT NAPLES: Aug. 26, Mount Vesuvius, 65 euros adult, 60 euros up to age 10; Call DSN 629-7907/7909 or CIV 081-811-7907/7909.

SpainROTA OUTDOOR RECREATION: Aug. 17, Gulf of Cádiz, $135. Call DSN 727-3101/3208 or CIV (34) (0) 95682-3101/3208.

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