Walking along the East Side Gallery. Photo by Mark Turner. By Susan Buzelli in Berlin– With only a handful of sights to its name, the edgy Berlin district of Friedrichshain, which is infamous for its anti-capitalism protests, prolific graffiti artists, and rocking music venues, isn’t a jackpot in the sight-seeing department. But thanks to its free-to-see landmarks and a bevy of inexpensive and innovative eateries, this is a great day-time destination for Cheapos desperate to give their wallets some serious R and R. Here are some great ways to spend a Cheapo-friendly afternoon in Friedrichshain. Open-air Art: The East Side Gallery From the Ostbahnhof S-bahn station , stroll alongside Friedrichshain’s best-known attraction: the free-of-charge East Side Gallery (Mühlen Str., between the Ostbahnhof train station and Warschauer Str.) Reputed to be the continent’s largest open-air gallery, it’s a great way to pay tribute to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The .8-mile-long stretch of Wall bordering the Spree river is a concrete canvas for some 100 graffiti-style artworks. The two most famous images: Birgit Kinder’s painting of a Trabant , the iconic East German car, bursting through the Wall and Dmitri Vrubel’s rendering of a passionate kiss between the Soviet Union’s Leonid Brezhnev and East Germany’s Erich Honecker . If you need a break, spread out on the recently revamped Spree river banks, tucked away just behind the Wall. A Bridge with a View The Oberbaumbrucke.

Original Source Berlin: Afternoon in Friedrichshain—Berlin Wall, Cheap Eats, Soviet Stroll