We took a ferry to the small island of Trogir, founded in the 3rd century BCE by Greek settlers and designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

The pace of life on the island was aptly portrayed by the tortoises in the cloister garden of the Dominican church. Caught up in this slow rhythm we lingered over coffee and lunch with friends and then explored the particularly narrow streets of the old town with their hidden courtyards and beautiful balconied buildings.

We loved the glorious Venetian style architecture of the Primary school with its pale Dalmatian limestone. In order for the school to accommodate the number of children on the island there are two shifts a day. The first shift starts at 8 o’clock in the morning and finishes between 12.30 and 1pm. The afternoon shift starts at 2pm and finishes at 7pm. Teachers work shifts too!