Hello, you've got some great suggestions already...I have some ideas for things that are a little bit different - maybe only I'd like them, but they are suggestions nonetheless 1. Get them a Princess Cake from Miss Maud's. It's not exactly lunch or dinner, but it would leave you some more money for other options. Miss Maud is a Perth institution. Here is an online shopping link to Miss Maud cake selection 2. Depending on where in Perth they are staying, go for a walk in Star Swamp. It sounds muddy, but in summer it won't be! Its like a mini Kings Park in the northern suburbs of Perth, near one of the places where I grew up. There's grassy bits for a picnic but I suppose the reason I mention it is that they might not come across it otherwise, and it's a very nice piece of urban bushland. There's a whole list of other heritage trails at this webiste, but I suggest Star Swamp as its right near some other suggestions coming up below Heritage trails in Western Australia 3. Head to Laurie Strutt reserve, in Elvire St Watermans Bay, just up the road from Star Swamp, to get a lovely view of the northern part of the coast. You can probably see Rottnest if its a nice day (about as close as you might ever want to get to Rottnest). 4. If you wanted to send them for lunch or dinner near to these locations, my parents and brother indicated that Clarkes of North Beachis very nice. You need to make a booking, Mum said they were busy even on weeknights. 5. Further south is Raebold Hill (in Bold Park), the highest point in Perth. Also near the beach and covered in reasonably natural landscape, its a good place to see native birds, and there is the quarry amphitheatre, not sure if they'll have anything on. 6. This website agrees with me about some things, and apparently has things that only locals know about - I tend to agree, but would still insist that Miss Maud is just as important. Plenty of additional meal suggestions here though. 7. In case they need it, a good food shop to know about is the Re Store in Northbridge. I could go for hours with obscure suggestions, as well as the more common ones like the Pinnacles, Yanchep National Park, John Forrest National Park, Lesmurdie Falls, Moore River....!!! From all of this, to answer your actual question my perfect day would be - -start with a morning swim at City Beach (morning is much the best time for the beach in Perth). -drive up to Raebold Hill and admire the view -head down to Perry Lakes and check out the birds (hopefully see some swans etc) -drive up West Coast Drive / Highway / whatever its called to Watermans Bay -go into Star Swamp and wander around -head to this Clarke's restaurant for dinner -if its early enough, go back down to the beach at Mettams Pool and watch the sunset -avoid Cottesloe and Fremantle like the plague - way too many people, and Fremantle is Fremantly and I don't like it! -try not to do this at the weekend or if its going to be over 35C. If that's the case, just have the morning swim at City Beach and then go and hang out at the WA Museum.
