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USO TOURS, CLASSES & ORIENTATIONS www.uso.org/kaiserslautern Military Heritage Tour— Bastogne Historic Walk Saturday, December 15 Join us on this special tour for the 35th Annual Bastogne December Historic Walk. This year’s walk will be in the area where the 101st Airborne/502nd PIR and the 436th Field Artillery Battalion defended Bastonge in the area to the northwest of the city. You will have a choice of a 7, 13, and 22 km walk. We will sign up and depart from the Sport Center in Bastogne. The fee for the walk includes a certificate of participation, a free hot drink along the longer routes, a map of the route, a historical booklet, and a souvenir patch. After the walk, there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the McAuliffe and Patton memorials. There will also be a ceremonial throwing of nuts at the city hall. The routes usually converge in Bastogne near the 101st Airborne Command Post—the “Nuts Cave”—so don’t miss the opportunity to visit. Remember to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. We will not stop for breakfast on the way and if you walk the longer routes there is no place for lunch so plan accordingly. You will have time for dinner in Bastogne before we return. Please bring euro for dinner and souvenirs. There will be several opportunities to buy World War II memorabilia all around the city. We recommend U.S. (blue), EC, or Canadian passports. Travel documents are the responsibility of the customer. Tour price includes transportation, participation fee, and an experienced USO military history tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0500 Return: Approximately 2130 Cost: $69 Bernkastel-Kues and Traben-Trarbach Christmas Markets Saturday, December 15 Visit two of the most picturesque towns on the Mosel River as we travel to Bernkastel-Kues and Traben- Trarbach. We’ll travel through the scenic Mosel River Valley, with its hillside vineyards and medieval villages. Bernkastel-Kues, dominated by the mighty 13th century castle Landshut, is especially enchanting during the pre-Christmas season with its quaint Christmas market. Traben-Trarbach is equally charming and has Germany’s first underground Christmas market (Weinnachts Markt, as it’s called), and you’ll be able to experience it on this tour. This will be a good chance to stock up on wine for the holiday season, as well as buying wine as Christmas gifts. Bring euro for lunch and shopping. Tour price includes transportation and a USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 1000 Return: Approximately 2200 Cost: $59 Adults, $49 Children Learn to Ride the German Train— DB Orientation and Trip to Neustadt and Freinsheim Christmas Markets Saturday, December 15 Come with us as we visit two charming destinations right in our own backyard. Advent in Germany is one of the most enchanting times of the year, and these two markets combine the spirit of the season and the traditions of the Palatinate Region. Receive an overview briefing on the train system and take a trip to the Christmas markets of Neustadt and Freinsheim and return. You’ll be accompanied by a USO escort, but you can gain first-hand experience purchasing tickets and riding the trains. Learn about the many special offers the DB has to offer, for example: weekend tickets, family tickets, city specials, and much more. Neustadt is a quaint town on the German Wine Road and its pedestrian zone is conveniently located across from the train station. We’ll have a guided tour of this famous wine town and plenty of time to enjoy the Christmas market that features products from the Palatinate Forest. After our stay in Neustadt, we’ll travel on to Freinsheim, a walled medieval town. The highlight of its romantic Christmas market is a living nativity scene and play in the Palatinate dialect, held on the historic market square. You can try some of the local specialties and even some of the local wines (not included) before we return home via train. Don’t miss the Glühwein (hot mulled wine) made from the local Dornfelder red wine. Tour price includes train tickets, city tour, and a USO escort. Bring euro for shopping and food. Group size is limited so sign up early. Transportation: German rail Depart: Meet at Kaiserslautern HBF main lobby 1100 Return: Approximately 1930 Cost: Adults $29, Children $25 Munich City Tour and Christmas Market Saturday, December 15 Nestled in natural Bavarian settings, Munich is Deutschland at its picture-perfect best. Munich is Germany’s third largest city and is the heart of German technology; but at the same time, its traditional local costumes, music, dance, food, and festivals make Munich the stuff of guidebook cliché. Our local guide will show us the city by bus and on foot. We’ll see the beautiful Residenz, Marienhof, Frauenkirche, Michaelskirche, Palace of Justice, the Viktualian Market, old town, and more. This time of year, the entire city is decked out in its finest Christmas attire, giving the city a special charm not seen any other time of year. You’ll have time to enjoy the city on your own or shop at the Christmas market. There is a boundless variety of things to see and do in Munich. Maybe you’ll have lunch at the world-famous Hofbräuhaus, see the artistic works held in the Alte and Neue Pinakothek museums, visit one of the many other museums, or browse in the vast shopping center of Munich. This will truly be a memorable shopping opportunity. Bring euro for meals and personal expenses, and wear comfortable shoes. Tour price includes transportation, city tour with local guide, and USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0400 Return: Approximately midnight Cost: $69 Adults, $59 Children Ludwigsburg Christmas Market Sunday, December 16 Ever wanted to step back in time to a Fairy Tale Christmas? If so, join us for a trip to the Baroque Christmas Market in the Royal town of Ludwigsburg. The town was built to service the adjacent Ludwigsburg Palace in the early 1700s, and they have both maintained their exquisite Baroque and Classical appearance. This USO tour includes a tour around the palace, with the chance to see a rare 1759 theatre with original working machinery, and a leisurely afternoon in the historic Baroque Christmas Market. You can also wonder around the Baroque Flower Gardens, get lost around a 250 year old maze, listen to traditional Fairy Tales in the Fairy Garden, or visit Rapunzel’s Tower. Your palace ticket also includes entry into four museums within the palace complex. Take the opportunity to go back in time and visit this traditional Christmas market, but don’t forget to bring euro for food, souvenirs, and presents from the Christmas market. This tour includes bus transportation, entrance ticket into the palace complex and gardens, and a USO Tour Guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0830 Return: Approximately 2100 Cost: $69 Adults, $59 Children German Cooking Class Hands-On Holiday Party Foods Tuesday, December 18 In this special cooking class, you can learn how to prepare some popular German holiday party foods and treats for your next party. Learn some of the special recipes so you can prepare them on your own during this holiday season. You will taste the dishes, so bring your appetite, and please bring eating utensils, and enough small containers to eat out of and to take home any leftovers. If you have a favorite paring knife, bring that too. Menus are planned in advance and can be viewed on the Facebook group, KMC USO German Cooking and Baking. USO will supply all the ingredients. Participation is limited so sign up now for this special USO cooking class. Bring your camera if you would like to take pictures. This class is for adults only; please, no children under 12. This class features the same recipes as the December 13 evening class. Time: 0900-1200 Place: Vogelweh Chapel kitchen Cost: $25 Learn to Ride the German Train— DB Orientation and Trip to Saarbrücken Mall and Christmas Market Wednesday, December 19 On this special USO tour, we are going to visit Saarbrücken, the capital of our neighboring state of Saarland. A dynamic university city with a population of 180,000, Saarbrücken has had a turbulent history, especially considering its close proximity to France. Saarbrücken’s downtown area and Christmas market reflect the moods of the French “savoir vivre” and classic German Christmas tradition. You will have time to visit the Europa Galerie, Saarbrücken’s relatively new shopping attraction with its 110 shops located at the beginning of Saarland’s longest pedestrian shopping zone. A Villeroy & Boch’s outlet store is also located near the main shopping district. Of course, you’ll have time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Saarbrücken’s festive Christmas market, with over 80 stands where you can try some of the local specialties and even some Glühwein. If you 16 Kaiserslautern Kabel
USO TOURS, CLASSES & ORIENTATIONS www.uso.org/kaiserslautern want to visit some of the historical sights, below the castle museum are underground passages that were once part of the medieval castle and were essential to Saarbrücken’s defense for over 500 years. You will receive an overview briefing on the German Rail (DB) system as we travel to Saarbrücken and return. You’ll be accompanied by a USO escort, but you can gain first-hand experience purchasing tickets and riding the trains. Learn about the many specials the DB has to offer, for example: weekend tickets, family tickets, city specials, and much more. Bring euro for shopping and food. Strollers are not recommended. Group size is limited so sign up early. Tour price includes train transportation, train orientation, and a USO tour guide. Transportation: German rail Depart: Meet at Kaiserslautern HBF main lobby 0800 Return: Approximately 1700 Cost: $35 Adults, $25 Children Brussels, Belgium, City Tour Saturday, December 22 Brussels—one of Europe’s capitals and an international city with flair. A city bustling with activity, beautiful shops, and a myriad of museums. That’s the Brussels you’ll see as we start our day with a city tour, during which you’ll see the beautiful main square, La Grand’Place, the famous statue Manneken-Pis, and much more. Next, you’ll have plenty of free time to have lunch (try a famous Belgian waffle for dessert), shop, explore the sights, or visit one of Brussels’ many museums, which includes an auto museum, a military museum, and several art and history museums. Be sure to bring euro for lunch and shopping. We recommend U.S. (blue), EC, or Canadian passports. Travel documents are the responsibility of the customer. Comfortable shoes are recommended for our walk through the cobblestone streets. Tour price includes transportation, city tour, and a USO tour guide. Due to strenuous walking on cobblestone streets in crowded areas, this tour is not recommended for children under 6. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0400 Return: Approximately midnight Cost: $69 Adults, $59 Children Innsbruck, Austria City Tour and Crystal Shopping Saturday, December 22 Join the USO on a trip to Innsbruck, Austria, the capital of Tyrol. Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful towns of its size anywhere in the world, owing much of its fame and charm to its unique setting. To the north, the steep sheer sides of the Alps rise like a shimmering blue and white wall, literally from the edge of the city, an impressive backdrop for the green domes and red roofs of the Baroque town tucked beneath. Enroute, we’ll stop for breakfast (not included), and shortly before arriving in Innsbruck, you’ll have a chance to visit a Swarovski crystal museum and factory outlet where you can buy crystal jewelry and figurines. On arrival in Innsbruck, we’ll visit the old town, which remains as it was 400 years ago, and see such sites as the Golden Roof, Stadtturm, the ornately decorated Rococo Hebling House, St. Jacobs Cathedral, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Imperial Church, the tomb of Maximillian I, Triumphal Arch, and Anna Column. Bring euro for shopping and lunch. We recommend U.S. (blue), EC, or Canadian passports. Travel documents are the responsibility of the customer. Tour price includes transportation, entrance to the Swarovski Museum, city tour, and USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0100 Return: Approximately midnight Cost: $99 Adults, $89 Children Cologne Christmas Market Saturday, December 22 Enjoy the enticing smell of hot-spiced wine, roasted chestnuts, and gingerbread at the Cologne Christmas markets. There are five different markets taking place all within walking distance of each other. The markets are a mass of color and smells, incredible decorations, candles, lights, great food and drink, and Christmas carol singers. The traffic-free streets make a perfect setting for the Christmas markets, and on this tour, you can combine your shopping with a little sightseeing. The magnificent cathedral, the Old Town Hall, and the broad River Rhine flowing through the city will entice you. Come and join the fun. Price includes transportation and USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0630 Return: Approximately 2200 Cost: $59 Adults, $49 Children Strasbourg, France City Orientation and Christmas Market Saturday, December 22 Experience the famous Alsatian Christmas market in Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace. We’ll begin our day with a city orientation, where you’ll see the beautiful Gothic cathedral that took about 400 years to build, and the famous La Petite France section of the old city. After the city orientation, you’ll have free time to try one of the regional dishes, Flammkuche, at one of the colorful restaurants, explore on your own, shop in the large department stores and numerous shops, or visit the French Christmas market and experience the wonderful Alsatian celebration. The Christmas market in the center of town offers a great variety of goodies with a French flair. Please bring euro for shopping and lunch. We recommend U.S. (blue), EC, or Canadian passports. Travel documents are the responsibility of the customer. Tour price includes transportation, city orientation, and USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0730 Return: Approximately 2030 Cost: $59 Adults, $49 Children Valkenburg Caves Christmas Market Saturday, December 22 This might be the Christmas market you will never forget. Under the Castle of Valkenburg near Maastricht in the Netherlands is the Velvet Cave, a labyrinth of passages more than a thousand years old and rediscovered in 1937. Once used as an escape route, the passages enabled the knights and their warriors to secretly vanish from the castle and attack the enemy from the back. During the German occupation and World War II, the cave served as shelter for Jewish people, locals, and American troops. Now, Christmas transforms this underground world with twinkling lights, magic illumination, and music. You can shop at stalls with quality Christmas gifts and watch demonstrations of Old Dutch handicrafts. Visit the garden in the heart of the cave to have a bite to eat and try the famous Glühwein and marvel at the chapel and its many impressive mural carvings, inscriptions, and sculptures. We recommend U.S. (blue), EC, or Canadian passports. Travel documents are the responsibility of the customer. Strollers are not recommended. Note: The cave stays a constant 12° Celsius (53.6° Fahrenheit) year-round. Tour price includes entrance to the market, and a USO tour guide. Transportation: German bus Depart: Vogelweh Bowling Center 0700 Return: Approximately 2200 Cost: $69 Adults, $59 Children Learn to Ride the German Train— DB Orientation and Trip to Speyer and Visit to Sealife, Technical Museum, or IMAX Movie Christmas and New Year Market Friday December 28 Come with the USO on this great family outing and learn all about German trains. Tour the Kaiserslautern train station, receive an overview briefing on the rail system, and take a trip to the city of Speyer and return. Learn about the many specials the DB offers, for example: weekend tickets, family tickets, city specials, and more. Speyer is a historic yet dynamic city near the German Wine Road, and its history spans more than 2,000 years. Speyer’s beautiful Salian cathedral is one of Germany’s outstanding landmarks. Almost 1,000 years old, the impressive cathedral is the final resting place of eight German emperors and kings. You’ll have time for lunch and some shopping before we return via train to Kaiserslautern. The Speyer Christmas and New Year’s Market will still be going on and the city will be decorated with a festive flair. There will be sufficient time to visit one of the museums or IMAX movies that is included in the tour price. The Sea Life Aquarium Museum features the life of water animals in simulated natural habitats—rivers, lakes, and oceans. If you chose to visit the Speyer Technical Museum, you can see more than 3,000 exhibits that include 70 aircraft, 20 locomotives, 50 vintage cars, and 40 fire engines. If you are an IMAX movie fan, you can watch one of the movies (in German). Bring euro for shopping and lunch. Group size is limited so sign up early. Also, traveling with large baby strollers on German trains is not easy, especially if train transfers are involved. Price includes train tickets, one museum (Sea Life or Technical Museum) or IMAX entrance ,and a USO escort. Transportation: German train Depart: Meet at Kaiserslautern HBF main lobby 0800 Return: Approximately 1730 Cost: $35 Adults, $29 Children Kaiserslautern Kabel 17
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