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ThaiAsiaToday.com - Lifestyle: Whether it's traversing the relatively cosmopolitan “urban free-for-all” that is Bangkok, with its trendy malls, urban wellness centers and posh fitness centers, or perhaps traversing the wild trails outside city limits, explore activities to suit your lifestyle.

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Maneeya Dhammataree

The Crystal is a new two-storey community mall-style shopping center located in Bangkok’s eastern suburbs off Pradit-Manutham (Ekamai-Ram Indra) Road.
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Featuring Californian-style design, The Crystal’s terrace and central ground floor areas feature a huge array of stores, including trendy bakeries, coffee shops, and restaurants, offering a choice of Dim Sum, Japanese, Korean, or Thai cuisine, as well as cakes, crepes, ice cream, and other deserts.

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Fortunately, The Crystal has something on offer to satisfy all age groups. So while one parent shops for the family’s weekly necessities, or luxuries, the other can always find something to entertain the children.

There’s a giant chessboard on the ground floor, while there’s a Kids and Education Zone on the second floor, with an indoor play area.

New parents or parents of toddlers can head for the child development center and interact through a range of learning toys. There are even some activity classes, featuring art, Asian music, mathematics, and science.

There are also some children’s clothes shops and a toy store should you wish to take the children for a treat at the end of a visit. There’s even a branch of Mothercare.

Ladies of the house will probably enjoy the fashion zone best. Here you can choose from a range of fashionable, Thai-designed clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Some items are imported from other Asian nations, such as India and Korea.

Fathers and sons interested in technology or sport will likely be attracted to the IT Zone or Nike Shop.
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Feeling better already?
When it comes to wellness, there are plenty of places you can recharge or treat your mind and body.  As well as cosmetic outlets, you’ll find a stylish body spa, a dental clinic, a nail spa, Madam Heng (a traditional Thai herbal store), a yoga practice center, as well as a Boots store.

Families are also well catered for as a group, as The Crystal hosts a book store, furniture and home décor stores, pet stores, and a vet. You’ll also find branches of B2S, Caffe Nero (by Black Canyon), a Mac computer store, S&P, Starbucks, and Swensens at The Crystal.
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Transport connections:
Car: The Crystal is located off Pradit-Manutham (Ekamai-Ram Indra) Road. From the Ram Indra/At Narong Expressway, take the Lat Phrao exit and you’ll see The Crystal near a Caltex service station on your left before you reach Kaset-Navamin Road.