Archive for April, 2009

Features

Choose your  dream cruise

Choose your dream cruise

Mediterranean Cruises On a Mediterranean cruise, you can soak up the tropical atmosphere of southern Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean cruises are perfect for a family or honeymoon. Rome, Venice, Naples Ships for these central-Mediterranean cruises dock in Civitavecchia, about 50 miles outside of Rome. The sites to see […]

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Lifestyle

The Island of Milos

The Island of Milos

by Michael J. Meese
Contributing writer

Through the cool night enveloping the Aegean Sea, a full moon cast a silver hue across calm seas through which our ferry’s bow cut. The first glimpse of the Greek, Cycladic islands was their silhouette spread against the star-studded horizon. I was en route from Athens to the horseshoe shaped […]

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News

Letter from the publisher

We hope you enjoy our Special Easter Edition!  It is packed with great information aimed at helping families enjoy their time in Germany.  This edition contains great giveaways for some lucky readers. So participate and win! Think about it: you could win a first-class ticket to Paris on the ICE […]

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News

Easter Bunny Hunt Contest

As a treat for our readers, the Kaiserslautern American is putting on its first Easter Bunny Hunt Contest.

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Features

Trier

Trier

by Michael J. Meese
Contributing writer

Discovering an ancient Roman city right here in Germany

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Lifestyle

Spring  is in  bloom at Keukenhof

Spring is in bloom at Keukenhof

Courtesy of Keukenhof Gardens

For six decades, Keukenhof has been one of the most beautiful places in the world, where spring bursts out in all of its colorful majesty. Here you can find inspiration and relaxation in a magnificent park environment. In addition to the more than 7 million flowers planted throughout the garden […]

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Sports

Army, Air Force to face off in Saturday hockey

Army, Air Force to face off in Saturday hockey

by Ken Robinson
DPL president

The Army

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Lifestyle

Germans observe Easter traditions

Germans observe Easter traditions

by Petra Lessoing
Ramstein Public Affairs

Easter is just around the corner. It starts with observing Holy
Thursday on April 9, which Germans call Gründonnerstag, or green
Thursday. The word green is not associated with the color but rather
with the old German verb

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Schools

RIS holds 13th annual Oral Reading Contest

RIS holds 13th annual Oral Reading Contest

by Marelle Morgan
Ramstein Intermediate School

After weeks of preparation and classroom presentations, 22
fifth-graders from Ramstein Intermediate School read in front of the
school as part of the the 13th annual Oral Reading Contest.

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Features

Airmen from Germany part of last JET team to be “on the air” in Iraq

Airmen from Germany part of last JET team to be “on the air” in Iraq

Broadcasting to servicemembers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, a
group of joint expeditionary tasking, or JET, Airmen assigned to 732nd
Expeditionary Support Squadron

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