News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
One of the great things about living in Europe is that marked bike
trails are available in many countries. Whether you head to the
Netherlands to battle the winds and pedal along the coast or make like
Lance Armstrong and climb the mountains in Switzerland and France,
you
Visitors of the Falkenstein Castle ruins will feel like they are being
taken back into the 13th century during a medieval festival Saturday
and Sunday.
The biggest airport festival in the Saarland will take place again from
Aug. 14 to 16 in the Blumengarten in Bexbach. Bexbach is about 20
minutes west of Kaiserslautern.
Swimmers who enjoy taking a dip in the pool at this time of year can do
so in the biggest one-basin outdoor swimming pool in Europe.
Zeiskam, known as the onion village in the South Palatinate, celebrates its annual onion festival today through Sunday.
For the fifth time, Annweiler sponsors a medieval fest to honor Richard the Lionheart of Brittany today to Sunday.
The Kaiserslautern Garden Fair will host a summer night fest Saturday.
Activities will start at 7 p.m. and take place all over the area.
Vacationers traveling during summer might want to know about national holidays in the countries they are visiting.
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8988 |
| Pound: £ 0.7575 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 23.41 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 48.29 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 362.40 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.65 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.96 |
| Turkish Lira: | ₵ 33.0510 |
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