This was the border control at the Swiss/French border.
The borders between Switzerland and the rest of Europe are the only controlled borders left in Europe. Switzerland did not join the European Union when it was created in 1993. They have always been a neutral country, so did not want to join anything (They are also not a member of the UN). When entering and leaving Switzerland, our bus driver and Tour Director had to go to the Border Control office and pay road taxes to each country. They also told us to have our passports ready, as the agents could enter the bus and ask for them, but they never did. The Tour Director has all our Passport information from when we registered for the tour, so he verifies with the agents that everyone on the bus has been previously cleared to travel in Europe.
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